of one mind
English
Alternative forms
- of a mind
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Prepositional phrase
of one mind
- (idiomatic, of two or more people) Having the same viewpoint, opinion, or attitude; in agreement.
- 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 52, in Pride and Prejudice, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton […], OCLC 38659585:
- "Come, Mr. Wickham, we are brother and sister, you know. Do not let us quarrel about the past. In future, I hope we shall be always of one mind."
- 1856, Charlotte M. Yonge, “ch. 7”, in The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations:
- [T]he two sisters were more of one mind than usual.
- 1878 January–December, Thomas Hardy, chapter 4, in The Return of the Native […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], published 1878, OCLC 1167534396:
- "How extraordinary that you and my mother should be of one mind about this!" said Yeobright.
- 1983 July 5, Jonathan Fuerbringer, "Critics Divided on What to Do about Unpopular Income Tax," New York Times (retrieved 2 Jan 2011):
- However, just as the critics are not of one mind in their criticism, so they are far from united on what to do.
- 2005 Feb. 13, Bruce Crumley, "Bizwatch: Tax Americana," Time:
- French President Jacques Chirac may be the anti-George W. Bush in foreign policy, but when it comes to lowering taxes, the two leaders are of one mind.
- Synonyms: of like mind, of the same mind, as one, at one, concordant, unanimous
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Usage notes
- Almost always preceded by a form of the verb to be.
Translations
in agreement
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See also
- after one's own heart
- of two minds
Further reading
- “of one mind”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary