on the same wavelength

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the same wavelength (idiomatic)

1. Thinking in the same way; having similar thought processes (in general).

   I don't really understand him; we're just not on the same wavelength.

   • 2022 January 17, Lizzie Cernik, “How we met: ‘None of my Indian friends had girlfriends. But I liked her too much to say no’”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     “I love that we’re best friends,” says Emily. “We complete each other’s sentences and we’re on the same wavelength.”

2. In complete agreement; having the same perspective (on a particular issue).

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

See also

• see eye to eye
• simpatico