agree to disagree
idiom
variants
or chiefly British agree to differ
: to agree not to argue anymore about a difference of opinion
He likes golf and his wife likes tennis, so when it comes to sports, they have agreed to disagree.
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At this, Tori attempts to rationally reason with her former friend, asking to agree to disagree on their feud and leave it in the past.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
The great news about living in the United States is that we are supposed to be able to agree to disagree.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Until then, though, the Americans and British will just have to agree to disagree about the SNL Oasis sketch.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
By making this a priority, team members can have differences in opinion, engage in healthy debates and agree to disagree, and most importantly, walk away with dignity and respect for each other.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Negotiate, reconsider your assumptions, and sometimes, agree to disagree, agree to lose.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
You’re allowed to agree to disagree and continue to do what brings you joy.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
This ambiguity fostered cooperation during the Cold War, allowing the United States and the Soviet Union to agree to disagree on matters of territorial sovereignty and still expand their footprints on the continent.
—Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
As for Taiwan, the superpowers could do worse than to dust off their old promise, hammered out by Kissinger, to agree to disagree.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
The great news about living in the United States is that we are supposed to be able to agree to disagree.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Until then, though, the Americans and British will just have to agree to disagree about the SNL Oasis sketch.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
By making this a priority, team members can have differences in opinion, engage in healthy debates and agree to disagree, and most importantly, walk away with dignity and respect for each other.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Negotiate, reconsider your assumptions, and sometimes, agree to disagree, agree to lose.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
You’re allowed to agree to disagree and continue to do what brings you joy.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
This ambiguity fostered cooperation during the Cold War, allowing the United States and the Soviet Union to agree to disagree on matters of territorial sovereignty and still expand their footprints on the continent.
—Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
As for Taiwan, the superpowers could do worse than to dust off their old promise, hammered out by Kissinger, to agree to disagree.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Agree to disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agree%20to%20disagree. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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