on the same wavelength

on the same wavelength

English

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Prepositional phrase

on the same wavelength

1. (idiomatic) In rapport or complete accord.

   Luckily, the members of the committee were on the same wavelength, so we didn't have endless discussions about what words meant.

Usage notes

• May function as a predicate.

Translations

in rapport

Chinese: Mandarin: 看法相同 (kànfǎ xiāngtóng) Czech: na stejné vlnové délce, naladěn na stejnou vlnu Finnish: samalla aaltopituudella French: sur la même longueur d'onde (fr) German: auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen Greek: στο ίδιο μήκος κύματος (sto ídio míkos kýmatos) Hungarian: egy hullámhosszon, azonos hullámhosszon

Italian: sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda Japanese: 波長が合う (hachō ga au) Macedonian: на иста бранова должина (na ista branova dolžina) Portuguese: em sintonia Romanian: pe aceeași lungime de undă Russian: на одно́й волне́ (na odnój volné) Spanish: en la misma onda Swedish: på samma våglängd