meeting

call a meeting

to ask that people assemble for a meeting; to request that a meeting be held. The mayor called a meeting to discuss the problem. I'll be calling a meeting of the library board to discuss the new building project.

See also: call

call a meeting to order and call the meeting to order

to announce that a meeting is about to begin. The chair called the meeting to order. The meeting will be called to order at noon.

See also: and, call, order

Fancy meeting you here!

I am very surprised to meet you here! Tom: Hi, Sue! Fancy meeting you here! Sue: Hi, Tom. I was thinking the same thing about you. "Fancy meeting you here," said Mr. Franklin when he bumped into the company president at the racetrack.

See also: fancy

hold a meeting

to meet; to have a meeting (of an organization). We'll have to hold a meeting to make a decision. Our club held a meeting to talk about future projects.

See also: hold

How do you do.

a standard inquiry and response on greeting or meeting someone. (This expression never has rising question intonation, but the first instance of its use calls for a response. Sometimes the response does, in fact, explain how one is.) Sally: Hello. How do you do. Bob: How do you do. Mary: How do you do. So glad to meet you, Tom. Tom: Thank you. How are you? Mary: Just fine. Your brother tells me you like camping. Tom: Yes. Are you a camper? Mary: Sort of.

See also: how

meeting of the minds

the establishment of agreement; complete agreement. After a lot of discussion we finally reached a meeting of the minds. We struggled to bring about a meeting of the minds on the issues.

See also: mind

Nice meeting you.

It is nice to have met you. (Said when leaving someone whose acquaintance you have just made.) I must go now, Fred. Nice meeting you. Well, nice meeting you. I must get home now.

See also: nice

Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes

Rur. one's best clothes. (See also Sunday best.) John was all dressed up in his Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. I hate to be wearing my Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes when everyone else is casually dressed.

See also: clothes

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a meeting of minds  (slightly formal)

a situation in which two people find that they have the same ideas and opinions and find it easy to agree with each other Government officials say there was a meeting of minds between the two leaders during the six-hour talks in Pretoria.

See also: mind

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a meeting of the minds (slightly formal)

a situation in which people find that they have similar ideas and opinions There was a true meeting of minds between the two leaders during the six-hour talks.

See also: mind