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    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.

    Video subtitles

    Iran War escalates as Yemen's Houthis attack Israel and threaten Red Sea | BBC News

    08:25Iran War escalates as Yemen's Houthis attack Israel and threaten Red Sea | BBC News
    • 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.

    B1