see eye to eye

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see eye to eye

Meaning

• to agree fully with someone.
• be in full agreement.
• to have the same views about something.

Example Sentences

1. Though they work as a team, they often don’t see eye to eye on most issues.
2. His father and he see eye to eye on most things.
3. He is looking for a new job as he does not see eye to eye with his manager.
4. The ruling party and the opposition don’t see eye to eye on most things.
5. It’s good that you finally have a new team member who sees eye to eye with you on most things.
6. The management and labor union saw eye to eye on the issue of employee safety.
7. He and his partner don’t see eye-to-eye on their political views.
8. They said they were ending the contract because they didn’t see eye-to-eye with their clients.

Origin

This is an ancient saying that is believed to come from the Bible, in the book of Isaiah, 52:8. It reads:

“Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.”

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