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see see eye to eye.

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Words nearby eye to eye

eyestone, eyestrain, eyestrings, eyeteeth, Eyetie, eye to eye, eyetooth, eye to the main chance, have an, eye to, with an, eyewash, eyewater

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How to use eye to eye in a sentence

Free Traders and Patrolmen did not always see eye-to-eye over the proper action to be taken on the galactic frontier.
Voodoo Planet|Andre Norton
Dr. Surtaine had sat down, directly opposite the visitor, fronting him eye-to-eye.
The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams
The ladder positions people so that they are either looking up or down but rarely eye-to-eye.
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin
Eye-to-eye contact assists one to know and appreciate each other as caring persons.
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin

There was no nonsense about the performance—no false delicacy: it was good, steady, eye-to-eye staring.
From a Cornish Window|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch