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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The collector must navigate a complex ecosystem of siloed professionals—attorneys, appraisers, wealth advisors, tax planners, dealers, curators, and insurers—each with a narrow field of expertise, few of whom speak the same language.
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Our first Zoom was filled with sounds of nearby Russian shelling and a translator struggling to keep up with two people who didn’t speak the same language trying to make a film in a war zone.
—Brendan Bellomo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
The Arab League already has 22 states—which, with a few exceptions, basically speak the same language.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The trouble is, communication is an imperfect science, even for two humans that speak the same language.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Our first Zoom was filled with sounds of nearby Russian shelling and a translator struggling to keep up with two people who didn’t speak the same language trying to make a film in a war zone.
—Brendan Bellomo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
The Arab League already has 22 states—which, with a few exceptions, basically speak the same language.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The trouble is, communication is an imperfect science, even for two humans that speak the same language.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Speak/talk the same language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak%2Ftalk%20the%20same%20language. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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