speak/talk the same language

phrase

: to understand each other well because of shared ideas and feelings
She and I will never get along. We just don't speak the same language.

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“Speak/talk the same language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak%2Ftalk%20the%20same%20language. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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