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Idiom

meeting of the minds

Meaning

An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The two partners finally had a meeting of the minds.”

“After hours of debate, the committee reached a meeting of the minds regarding the new project budget.”

“Following a long period of disagreement, the diplomats achieved a genuine meeting of the minds that paved the way for a lasting peace treaty.”

Examples

simple

“The two partners finally had a meeting of the minds.”

contextual

“After hours of debate, the committee reached a meeting of the minds regarding the new project budget.”

complex

“Following a long period of disagreement, the diplomats achieved a genuine meeting of the minds that paved the way for a lasting peace treaty.”

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