not see eye to eye

not see eye to eye

To not agree; to not share a position or opinion (with someone, something, or each other). His mother and I don't see eye to eye about his decision to drop out of college. I'm not going to argue the point with you, Alex. We just don't see eye to eye.

See also: eye, not, see, to

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not see eye to eye

COMMON If you do not see eye to eye with someone, you do not agree with them about something. The Prime Minister didn't see eye to eye with him on this issue. There were a number of points on which we didn't see eye to eye completely. Note: You can also say that you see eye to eye with someone, meaning that you agree with them about something. Yes, we argue about stuff but see eye to eye on the fundamental issues.

See also: eye, not, see, to

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