meeting of the minds
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.
“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.”
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bear in mind
To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
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blow someone's mind
To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.
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bored out of one's mind
Extremely bored.
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cast one's mind back
To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.
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change one's mind
To decide differently than one had decided before.
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change someone's mind
To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.
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close one's mind
To refuse to understand things.
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come to mind
To appear in one's thoughts.
Last updated August 10, 2026