CROSS-PURPOSES


Meaning of CROSS-PURPOSES in English

ˌcross-ˈpurposes BrE AmE noun

at cross-purposes if two people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this:

I think we’re talking at cross-purposes.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.