at cross purposes
US /ˌæt krɔs ˈpɜrpəsɪz/
・UK /ˌæt krɔs ˈpɜ:pəsɪz/
B2
idm.Talking about different things and not understanding each other.
We were talking at cross purposes and misunderstood each other.
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- But both sides seem to be talking at cross purposes.
But both sides seem to be talking at cross purposes.
- But both sides seem to be talking at cross purposes.
But both sides seem to be talking at cross purposes.