speak/talk the same language

idiom

: 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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In an industry with rising challenges like regulatory hurdles, climate change, labor shortages, and fluctuating market demands, farmers were left to juggle too many disconnected tools that didn’t speak the same language. —

Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Sitting in the room with Cortez and Bayne, there is a gravitational pull that can be felt when in the presence of opposites who speak the same language. —

Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 The two seemingly speak the same language, one that others in the room can only witness but can’t fully feel. —

Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024 On such occasions, all small birds talk the same language. —

Anders Brodin, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for speak/talk the same language

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