English Idiom – See eye to eye.
To agree with someone, or have the same opinion as them.
This expression is most often used in the negative, to talk about people who disagree: “Jack doesn’t see eye to eye with his manager.” We usually see eye to eye with someone, on or about something.
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Usage:
- Talking about two people who disagree about something.
- Discussing an employee who often disagrees with their manager.
- Describing two people who regularly argue.
Example:
- “Please don’t discuss politics with my brother. We don’t see eye to eye on much these days and I don’t want to start a fight!”
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An idiom is a word or phrase that is not taken literally. An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words, but has a separate meaning of its own.
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To agree with someone or share the same opinion.
It is most often used in the negative, such as “They don’t see eye to eye”, to describe people who disagree.
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