sing from the same hymn sheet

A form of sing from the same hymnbook — To make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.

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Meanings

verbsing from the same hymn sheet (third-person singular simple present sings from the same hymn sheet, present participle singing from the same hymn sheet, simple past sang from the same hymn sheet, past participle sung from the same hymn sheet)

present singular third person sings from the same hymn sheet · participle present singing from the same hymn sheet · past sang from the same hymn sheet · participle past sung from the same hymn sheet

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sing from the same hymnbook.

    It will be difficult to unpick much of what happened in privatisation, particularly asset ownership and freight, but GBR promises that everyone will still be singing from the same hymn sheet.

    2025 October 15, Howard Johnston, “Public versus private: is there any difference?”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 63
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APA

sing from the same hymn sheet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sing%20from%20the%20same%20hymn%20sheet

MLA

“sing from the same hymn sheet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sing%20from%20the%20same%20hymn%20sheet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sing from the same hymn sheet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sing%20from%20the%20same%20hymn%20sheet.

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