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compare notes

Idioms  
  1. Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700]


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Southern Californians compare notes on their favorite cherry dishes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They would meet up for dinner or drinks to compare notes on the legal process, or just engage in “a little bit of emotional venting,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Users compare notes on how long their fleet of virtual interns can work without making a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

But it is where the debate may be headed when MPs return to the Commons and compare notes next week.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Over tea, we’d compare notes and be unsurprised by all the ways we are different.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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