sing from the same hymnbook

verb

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.

    Still, he mostly sang from the same hymnbook as the Bush Administration, saying fundamental fiscal trends are favorable.

    2002 January 25, Michael Wallace, “Greenspan Puts on a Happier Face”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 12 Jan 2009
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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