at cross-purposesUNDERSTANDif two people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this 〔两人说话时〕互相不理解,各说各地 I think we’re talking at cross-purposes. 我想我们说的是两码事。
at cross-purposes• Administration officials insist the two policies are not at cross-purposes.
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