see eye to eye

1. To be in agreement: “David and Susan found it difficult to work together as they seldom saw eye to eye on an issue.”

Idioms and Phrases

Agree completely, as in I'm so glad we see eye to eye on whom we should pick for department head . This expression appears in the Bible (Isaiah 52:8). [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

Free Traders and Patrolmen did not always see eye-to-eye over the proper action to be taken on the galactic frontier.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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