Understand one another very well, agree with each other, as in Negotiations went on for days, but finally both sides realized they weren't speaking the same language. This term, alluding to literal understanding of spoken words, dates from the late 1800s.
speak the same language
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 | Martin, Louis Claude de St. (Quotes By) |
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