| 单词 | to see eye to eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see eye to eye r. to see eye to eye: (of two people, etc.) to be of one mind, think alike, agree (usually in negative contexts). Frequently with with. [Probably originally with allusion to Isaiah 52:8: ‘For they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion’ (King James Bible); however, in this passage, eye to eye (after Hebrew ʿayin bĕ-ʿayin) means ‘with their own eyes’.] ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > be in concord [verb (intransitive)] accord1340 intend1421 gree?a1513 agree?1543 to see eye to eye1747 1612 R. Greenham Wks. 722 Esay [= Isaiah] more plainly, Chap. 52 8. reporteth that we shall see eye to eye.] 1747 G. Whitefield Let. 5 July in Wks. (1771) II. 114 May Jesus heal them, and hasten that blessed time, when we shall all see eye to eye, and there shall be no disputings about houses, doctrine, or discipline in all God's holy mountain! 1794 T. Packer Goliath Slain 32 If Mr. Huntington's followers see eye to eye with him in other points of doctrine, they certainly will in this. a1835 W. Nevins Pract. Thoughts (1836) 87 A principal reason why we are not more of one mind, is that we are not more of one heart. How soon they who feel heart to heart, begin to see eye to eye! 1879 Printing Trades Jrnl. xxvi. 4 Unable to see eye to eye with the subscribers. 1935 C. Isherwood Mr. Norris changes Trains v. 84 I'm afraid Schmidt and I don't quite see eye to eye on the subject just at present. 1955 Times 10 May 9/4 The two Governments do not see eye to eye. 2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 180 For a while now your father and I haven't been seeing eye to eye. It's not, it's not anybody's fault, it's just the way relationships sometimes go. < as lemmas |
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