agree to disagree

agree to disagree
To tolerate each others opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.

I know were never going to agree on the merits of vegetarianism so lets agree to disagree, shall we?


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  • Agree to disagree — or to is a phrase in English referring to the resolution of a conflict (usually a debate or ) whereby all parties tolerate but do not the opposing position(s). It generally occurs when all sides recognise that further conflict is unnecessary,… …   Wikipedia

  • agree to disagree — in. to agree to discuss something, but retain one’s opinions. □ We have decided nothing except that we agree to disagree. □ The two political parties agreed to disagree in 1971, and that was the last agreeable thing either one of them did …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • agree — [[t]əgri͟ː[/t]] ♦ agrees, agreeing, agreed 1) V RECIP If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion. [pl n V] If we agreed all the time it would be a bit boring, wouldn …   English dictionary

  • disagree — verb ADVERB ▪ emphatically (esp. AmE), passionately, profoundly, sharply, strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously, violently, wholeheartedly …   Collocations dictionary

  • agree — verb 1 share opinion ADVERB ▪ emphatically, heartily, strongly, very much ▪ I very much agree with your point. ▪ absolutely, completely, en …   Collocations dictionary

  • disagree — Synonyms and related words: agree to differ, agree to disagree, argue, be at cross purposes, be at variance, be distinct, be distinguished, be in dissent, be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, beg to differ, bicker, break, break off, clash, clash… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • disagree — verb a) To not agree . John disagreed with Mary frequently. b) To not agree . I disagree that this will work …   Wiktionary

  • agree to differ — consent not to agree, agree to disagree …   English contemporary dictionary

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