Meanings
alternative of a mind
- idiomaticHaving the same viewpoint, opinion, or attitude; in agreement.
[T]he two sisters were more of one mind than usual.
1856, Charlotte M. Yonge, “ch. 7”, in The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations4 more examples
"Come, Mr. Wickham, we are brother and sister, you know. Do not let us quarrel about the past. In future, I hope we shall be always of one mind."
1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 52, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC"How extraordinary that you and my mother should be of one mind about this!" said Yeobright.
1878 January–December, Thomas Hardy, chapter 4, in The Return of the Native […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], published 1878, →OCLCHowever, just as the critics are not of one mind in their criticism, so they are far from united on what to do.
1983 July 5, Jonathan Fuerbringer, “Critics Divided on What to Do about Unpopular Income Tax”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Jan 2011French President Jacques Chirac may be the anti-George W. Bush in foreign policy, but when it comes to lowering taxes, the two leaders are of one mind.
2005 February 13, Bruce Crumley, “Bizwatch: Tax Americana”, in TimeSynonyms: of like mind, of the same mind, as one, at one, concordant, unanimous
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseHaving the same viewpoint, opinion, or attitude; in agreement.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 同心同德
- 同心同德 (tóngxīntóngdé)in agreement
Dutch eensgezind
- eensgezindin agreement
Finnish yhtä mieltä, samaa mieltä
- yhtä mieltäin agreement
- samaa mieltäin agreement
French d'accord
- d'accordin agreement
Polish w zgodzie
- w zgodziein agreement
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