🗓️ Idiom: Be on the Same Page (v)
💬 Meaning
- To have the same understanding about something.
- To agree on what needs to be done or discussed.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Let’s have a meeting to make sure we are on the same page.
- The team is on the same page regarding the project goals.
- It’s important to be on the same page before sending the report to the client.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from printing and publishing, where “pages” referred to the physical sheets of text. To be on the same page meant to literally have the same sheet open and later came to mean agreement or shared understanding.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
“Before we proceed, we need to __________ on the same page.”
Answer
be
2. Multiple choice:
What does “be on the same page” mean?
a) To physically sit on the same book page
b) To have the same understanding or agreement
c) To write on the same page
Answer
b) To have the same understanding or agreement
3. Change the sentence using “be on the same page”:
We all need to agree on the plan before starting the project.
Answer
We all need to be on the same page before starting the project.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
