see eye to eye

Cultural  

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

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see eye to eye Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

While Europe and the U.S. don’t always see eye to eye, she added, both are democracies in a world where human rights constantly come under fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Tūtū and I both want the best for you, even if we don’t see eye to eye on what that is.”

From Literature

You can hardly imagine two men less likely to see eye to eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

She must see the question in my eyes because she says: “Rowen lives in Seattle. He’s doing fine now, but he and I don’t see eye to eye on much of anything.”

From Literature

Mom and I don’t always see eye to eye on everything, but a part of me feels like I should check in with her when it comes to something this big.

From Literature

Related Words

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