where someone is coming from

phrase

The reasonable, but possibly incorrect, motivations or premises to someone's argument.

“I don't entirely agree, but I can see where you are coming from.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. informalThe reasonable, but possibly incorrect, motivations or premises to someone's argument.

    I don't entirely agree, but I can see where you are coming from.

Translations

Italian che cosa ha in mente
  • che cosa ha in mentereasonable premises to an argument
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Chicago

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