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.

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Riegel and others also had a chance to compare notes with an array of rat experts from Seattle, Boston, Washington, D.C., and British Columbia, Canada. Unlike New York, New Orleans faces a pernicious rat situation because the city is going after not just brown rats, but also black rats. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 Election officials from seven battleground states convened in Atlanta last week to compare notes and prepare for Election Day. —

Major Garrett, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2024 To that end, Floyd and Bosa often compare notes and discuss pass-rushing techniques during defensive warmups at practice. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024 Women in cinema don’t often get to compare notes with their lovers. —

Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for compare notes

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