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   Theo Theo: No. We don't have... eye contact about it?
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   Nadia Nadia: Does the boss like your poster?
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   Theo Theo: No. We don't have... eye contact about it?
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   Nadia Nadia: You mean you don't see eye to eye?
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   Theo Theo: That's it! My brain left again.
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   Narrator Theo knows what he thinks, but he can't find the idiom.
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   Narrator Here are five things to know about this idiom.
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   Narrator See eye to eye means two people share the same opinion.
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   Narrator It's about opinions, not eye contact.
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    Narrator Nobody has to look at anyone.
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    Narrator The designers see eye to eye on the website layout.
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    Narrator It describes one topic at a time, not a whole personality.
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    Narrator Think about two colleagues and a project deadline.
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    Narrator They share one opinion about when it should finish.
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    Narrator A tenant pays rent to a landlord.
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    Narrator A landlord and his tenant see eye to eye about the rent.
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    Narrator Both of them think the same about the price.
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    Narrator It's a shared opinion on one topic.
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    Narrator Start with the basic form: we see eye to eye.
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    Narrator Add the person with with, and the topic with on or about.
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    Narrator I see eye to eye with my housemate about the cleaning schedule.
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    Narrator Leave one out when it's obvious.
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    Narrator We see eye to eye on the rent.
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    Narrator I see eye to eye with my colleague on the kitchen cleaning schedule.
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    Narrator The word with introduces the person.
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    Narrator The word on introduces the topic.
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    Narrator About works too.
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    Narrator The roommates see eye to eye about splitting utility bills.
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    Narrator Avoid two mistakes: use with, not to, and never make the noun in the idiom plural.
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    Theo Theo: I see eye to eye with you on the poster!
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    Nadia Nadia: Great. The boss wants orange, though.
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    Theo Theo: Right. He and I don't see eye to eye on colors.
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    Nadia Nadia: Then show him your draft.
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    Narrator I mean, yeah, we don't see eye to eye on just about anything.
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    Narrator He says they don't see eye to eye on almost anything.
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    Narrator The phrase shows a clear disagreement between two people.
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    Narrator Your turn.
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    Narrator Listen, then say it out loud.
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    Narrator I see eye to eye with my sister.
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    Narrator We don't see eye to eye about money.
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    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator You and your brother agree about the holiday.
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    Narrator B.
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    Narrator Use with for the person.
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    Narrator Using to is not correct here.
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    Narrator Think of two housemates.
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    Narrator One wants a dog, but the other doesn't.
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    Narrator Their opinions are different.
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    Narrator So one of them can say, we don't see eye to eye about getting a dog.
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    Narrator To disagree, add don't or doesn't before the main verb.
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    Narrator My parents do not see eye to eye about moving to a smaller house.
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    Narrator With he or she, use doesn't.
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    Narrator He doesn't see eye to eye with his brother on politics.
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    Narrator For a question, begin with do.
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    Narrator Do you and your landlord see eye to eye about repairs?
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    Narrator In the past, a positive sentence uses saw.
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    Narrator We saw eye to eye on the renovation budget.
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    Narrator After did, use see, not saw.
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    Narrator And never add the verb be before the main verb.
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    Narrator First, a clear disagreement: we don't see eye to eye.
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    Narrator Add always, and the disagreement gets softer.
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    Narrator You still agree sometimes: we don't always see eye to eye.
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    Nadia Nadia: Did you and the boss see eye to eye?
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    Theo Theo: No, then he saw my blue draft.
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    Nadia Nadia: What changed his mind?
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    Theo Theo: He liked the blue. We don't always see eye to eye.
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    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator You agree with a friend about food, but not about movies.
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    Narrator B. Always softens it, so you still agree sometimes.
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    Narrator Never means no agreement at all.
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    Narrator This idiom fits casual talk, friendly emails and everyday work chats.
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    Narrator At work, you might say: the supervisors see eye to eye on weekly targets.
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    Narrator A friendly email can use it too.
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    Narrator We see eye to eye on the schedule.
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    Narrator Contracts and official reports need plain verbs, like agree.
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    Narrator Both companies agreed to the revised delivery schedule.
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    Narrator Plain words keep the reader focused.
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    Narrator A casual idiom can distract in a serious document.
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    Narrator On the same page is a different idiom.
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    Narrator It often means shared information or understanding.
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    Narrator One more.
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    Narrator You're writing a legal contract.
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    Narrator B. A contract needs plain words, so use agree.
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    Narrator Keep the idiom for talk and friendly emails.
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    Narrator In fast speech, to is usually a weak sound, and the three words sound like one connected
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    Narrator chunk.
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    Narrator In very careful speech, to can have a full vowel.
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    Narrator In normal speech, it is usually a very short, weak sound.
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    Narrator Remember that the body part sounds the same as the word for yourself.
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    Narrator The sentence tells you which one.
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    Narrator Listen for the first I, then the idiom.
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    Narrator I see eye to eye with my neighbor on this topic.
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    Narrator I thought we saw eye to eye.
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    Narrator He says "saw eye to eye" to mean they agreed.
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    Narrator Listen to how "to" becomes weak and the three words flow as one chunk.
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    Nadia Nadia: Is that email to the boss formal?
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    Theo Theo: Yes, so I'll write that we agree.
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    Nadia Nadia: And over coffee?
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    Theo Theo: Over coffee, I'll tell him we finally see eye to eye.
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     Narrator Now a dictation.
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     Narrator Listen and write the sentence.
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     Narrator Check your sentence.
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     Narrator Did you use the singular noun, not the plural, both times?
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     Narrator Same opinion on one topic?
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     Narrator Then say we see eye to eye.
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     Narrator Add with for the person, and on or about for the topic.
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     Narrator To disagree, use don't, and after did, go back to see.
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     Narrator Next, practice this idiom with the exercises for this lesson.
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   What does it mean if two colleagues see eye to eye on a project deadline?

   A They look directly at each other across the meeting table. B They share the same opinion about when the project should finish. C They agree on every single company policy without exception.
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