compare notes
To exchange information and ideas about related experiences.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Let's compare notes after the meeting.”
“After the exam, the students gathered in the library to compare notes on the most difficult questions.”
“The researchers decided to compare notes regarding their recent findings, hoping that sharing their data would reveal a pattern they had previously overlooked.”
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blue note
The flatted 5th scale degree in the blues scale.
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couldn't carry a note in a bucket
Not musically talented, unable to sing.
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false note
Of a remark or narrative, an indication (as discerned by the listener or reader) of untruth, insincerity, or inconsistency.
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hit the high notes
To produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.
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sour note
A negative aspect to something mostly positive.
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strike a false note
To give the impression of being insincere, incongruous or inappropriate.
Last updated August 10, 2026