eye to eye
Sharing one view
Eye to eye describes complete agreement or shared understanding between people.
The phrase almost always appears with see: We don't see eye to eye on politics.
The image is of two people facing each other, their gazes aligned at the same level—equals who perceive things the same way.
- face to faceIn someone's presence
- face timeDirect in-person interaction
- heart to heartCandid intimate discussion
- gazeFixed, intent look
- accordHarmony between parties
consensus · meeting · focus · face · meeting of minds · concurrence · rapport · harmony · mutual understanding · vis-a-vis · on the same page · wavelength · confrontation · head-to-head · stare · agreement · come to terms · meet halfway
- close rangepoint-blank, close quarters, short-range, striking distance, within reach
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- agreement wordsyes, okay, agree, agreed, accord
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
eye to eyeat odds
In a state of conflict
at loggerheads · in conflict · poles apart · worlds apart · at variance
eye to eyeat odds
In a state of conflict
hostile · adversarial · antagonistic · feuding · estranged
eye to eyelooking away
Directing eyes elsewhere
at arm's length · distant · cold shoulder · standoffish · aloof
eye, eyes, eyeball, eyesight, eyed, eyelid, eyewitness, eyeing, eyelids