Idiom B1 · Daily English

on the same page

To agree, or to have the same understanding of a situation.

What it means

If people are on the same page, they understand a plan or situation in the same way. It’s very common in work English.

You’ll often hear it as a check: Let’s make sure we’re on the same page. The opposite idea is we’re not on the same page.

💡 Imagine everyone reading aloud from one book — literally the same page.

Examples

Quick check

1. “I want to make sure we’re on the same page.” The speaker wants to check that everyone…

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