compare notes

idiom

: to talk with another or to one another about something done or experienced in common

The parents compared notes on raising children.

I phoned a coworker after the meeting to compare notes.

Examples of compare notes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers continue to plow through the 77,000 pages of documents that the National Archives and Records Administration began releasing Tuesday night to crowdsource and compare notes, while social media posts by conspiracy theorists pushed unproven angles. —Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025

The two envoys will then return to Washington to compare notes and determine the next steps, according to Mr. Kellogg. —Constant Méheut, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Strangers leaned over each other’s tables to compare notes, then began trading bites with one another to figure out what to order next — a tall order, given the variety of dishes on display. —Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024

Here, the two actors compare notes on their morning routines, the joys of having (and not having) children — and the annoying ways some of their fellow thespians describe their profession. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for compare notes

• anecdotes
• antidotes
• asymptotes
• eukaryotes
• motorboats
• overcoats
• petticoats
• prokaryotes
• banknotes
• connotes
• denotes
• devotes