eye to eye
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And there were rifts as well as riffs: For a time Mr. Jagger and Mr. Richards stopped seeing eye to eye on what worked and what didn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
As with any revolutionary movement, NAR leaders do not always see eye to eye on everything.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
In its early stretches, “Trifole” is almost rudimentary in its storytelling, establishing a familiar generational conflict between Dalia and Igor, who live under the same roof but can’t see eye to eye.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told US counterpart Donald Trump that while the two countries did not always see eye to eye, they should strive to be "partners and friends".
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
I easily recognize them—business-suited in their modern American executive guise, each boss two feet taller than I am and impossible to meet eye to eye.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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