| gen. | говорить на одном языке speak the same language 1. Lit. [for two or more people] to communicate in a shared language. These two people don't speak the same language and need an interpreter. 2. Fig. [for people] to have similar ideas, tastes, etc. Jane and Jack get along very well. They really speak the same language about almost everything. Bob and his father didn't speak the same language when it comes to politics. See also: language, same, speak McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. speak / talk the same language if two people speak the same language, they have similar beliefs and opinions, and express themselves in similar ways There's no use setting up a meeting between the environmentalists and the construction company – they just don't speak the same language. See It's all the same to me, be cut from the same cloth, be of like mind, sing the same tune, tar with the same brush, be on the same wavelength See also: language, same, speak Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. speak the same language also speak somebody's language to share similar beliefs and opinions Environmentalists and developers don't speak the same language. When we got down to planning where to go on our trip, I was glad we spoke the same language. See also: language, same, speak Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003. FD | speak the same language (Alexander Demidov) |
