agree to disagree

Of two parties, to mutually accept that they simply do not (and will not) share the same view on a particular issue, in the interest of moving past the issue or avoiding further confrontation. After their discussion about politics intensified, Fred and Sue had to agree to disagree before it impacted their friendship. I'm sick of arguing with you, so let's just agree to disagree and move on from this issue.

agree to disagree

Cliché [for two or more parties] to calmly agree not to come to an agreement in a dispute. We have accomplished nothing except that we agree to disagree.

agree to disagree

to decide not to argue about something any more The two countries can agree to disagree on this issue and still have a cooperative relationship.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vilis	-	Latvian
LÜTfÜ	-	Turkish
Timofei	tee-mah-FYAY	Russian
Zharko	-	Macedonian
Mariya	mah-REE-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Taisto	TIES-to	Finnish