Describing Qualities - Compatibility & Incompatibility
Discover how English idioms like "at cross purposes" and "fly in the teeth of" relate to compatibility and incompatibility in English.
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at cross purposes
used to describe a situation in which people or groups have conflicting goals or intentions
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on (a) par with somebody or something
used to convey that a person or thing is on the same level as someone or something else
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out of context
used of a statement or remark that is quoted in an incomplete or inaccurate way, often to the point that makes it hard to understand if not misunderstood
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out of step with somebody or something
having ideas or beliefs that are in conflict with those of other people
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