speak the same language
to share similar beliefs and opinions

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speak the same language
to share similar beliefs and opinions.
Environmentalists and developers don't speak the same language.

When we got down to planning where to go on our trip, I was glad we spoke the same language.

speak/talk the same language
if two people speak the same language, they have similar beliefs and opinions, and express themselves in similar ways.
There's no use setting up a meeting between the environmentalists and the construction company - they just don't speak the same language.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

speak the same language
to have similar ideas/tastes/opinions as someone else
I think that I speak the same language as the new supervisor in our company.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

speak the same language
v. phr. To have similar feelings, thoughts, and tastes; have a mutual understanding with another person.
We both love listening to Mozart. Obviously, we speak the same language.

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