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see eye to eye

idiom
Meaning

To agree, especially in every respect; to concur; to get along.


Examples
SIMPLE

My brother and I rarely see eye to eye on politics.

CONTEXTUAL

The team members did not see eye to eye on the project, so they held a meeting to discuss their differences.

COMPLEX

Despite their long history of collaboration, the two partners failed to see eye to eye regarding the future direction of the company, ultimately leading to their professional separation.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

    compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

  2. 02

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  3. 03

    blink of an eye

    A moment (a very short period of time).

  4. 04

    camel through the eye of a needle

    Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.

  5. 05

    catch someone's eye

    To capture someone's attention.

  6. 06

    catch the eye

    To attract the attention

  7. 07

    close one eye

    to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).

  8. 08

    dry eye

    An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.

Last updated April 17, 2026