speak/talk the same language

speak/talk the same language
speak/talk the same language
: to understand each other well because of shared ideas and feelings

She and I will never get along. We just don't speak the same language.

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Main Entry:language

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  • speak/talk the same language — ► to understand someone because you have the same way of thinking about things, or of doing things: »Our businesses complement each other, and we speak the same language. Main Entry: ↑language …   Financial and business terms

  • talk the same language — speak/talk/the same language phrase to have the same ideas and attitudes as someone else We have to be sure we’re speaking the same language. Thesaurus: to agree with someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: language * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • talk the same language — speak/talk the same language if two people speak the same language, they have similar beliefs and opinions, and express themselves in similar ways. There s no use setting up a meeting between the environmentalists and the construction company… …   New idioms dictionary

  • talk the same language — speak/talk the same language ► to understand someone because you have the same way of thinking about things, or of doing things: »Our businesses complement each other, and we speak the same language. Main Entry: ↑language …   Financial and business terms

  • speak the same language — 1. To have the same tastes, understanding, background or way of thinking 2. To come within one s range of understanding • • • Main Entry: ↑language speak the same language see under ↑language • • • Main Entry: ↑speak * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • speak the same language — speak/talk the same language if two people speak the same language, they have similar beliefs and opinions, and express themselves in similar ways. There s no use setting up a meeting between the environmentalists and the construction company… …   New idioms dictionary

  • speak the same language — speak/talk the same language ► to understand someone because you have the same way of thinking about things, or of doing things: »Our businesses complement each other, and we speak the same language. Main Entry: ↑language …   Financial and business terms

  • language — lan‧guage [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a system of speaking and writing used by people in one country or area: • the French language • Do you speak any foreign languages? • Trading in Europe means communicating in more than one… …   Financial and business terms

  • language — lan|guage [ læŋgwıdʒ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the method of human communication using spoken or written words: Linguistics is the study of language and how people use it. language skills (=the ability to use a language, especially a foreign… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • language */*/*/ — UK [ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] / US noun Word forms language : singular language plural languages Metaphor: Language and words are like food, and the emotions that words express are like flavours. It took me a long time to digest the news. ♦ The technical name… …   English dictionary

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