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compare notes
compare notes
to exchange information and opinions We met at the coffee shop to compare notes on our new boss. The two sisters always compared notes.
compare notes
if two people compare notes, they tell each other what they think about something that they have both done We'd had the same boyfriend at different times in our life so it was quite interesting to compare notes.
compare notes
Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700]
compare notes
To exchange ideas, views, or opinions.