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On the same page
Meaning
- When two or more people are on the same page, they share the same information, goals, or understanding of a situation. It means there is no confusion.
Professional, collaborative
Used in a sentence
- Let us meet before the call to make sure we are on the same page.
- I just want to ensure everyone is on the same page regarding the schedule.
- We have very different ideas, so we are clearly not on the same page.
The backstory
This is a business and organizational idiom. It refers to people physically looking at the same page in a document or manual to ensure they are following the same instructions.
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