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see eye to eye

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

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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Gabbard and Trump did not see eye to eye on numerous international relations.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

As Xi acknowledged in his opening remarks at the bilateral meeting, China and the US "do not always see eye to eye with each other".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Sørensen said the company board and the foundation didn’t see eye to eye on the extent of a planned board shake-up.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

They just couldn’t see eye to eye on most things.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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