Collocation
Let's agree to disagree.
To acknowledge that two people or groups have different opinions on a subject and decide to stop arguing about it, accepting that a consensus cannot be reached.
Definition
'Let's agree to disagree.' is a common English collocation. To acknowledge that two people or groups have different opinions on a subject and decide to stop arguing about it, accepting that a consensus cannot be reached.
agree + to + disagree
“After a long debate, they realized they had different fundamental beliefs and decided to agree to disagree.”
Examples
- We couldn't find common ground on the topic, so we had to agree to disagree.
- They just agreed to disagree on the finer points of the proposal.
- After a long discussion, it was clear they would simply have to agree to disagree.
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- Sometimes, with certain political issues, it's best for families to simply agree to disagree.
- Although their views clashed significantly, they managed to agree to disagree gracefully and remain good friends.
- My sister and I will never see eye to eye on that, so we just agree to disagree.
- Rather than argue endlessly about trivial matters, we should just agree to disagree.
- The board, after a heated debate, finally acknowledged the impasse and decided to agree to disagree on the new policy.
- It's healthy for any relationship to sometimes agree to disagree on minor points.
- Let's agree to disagree and move on to another subject that we can both enjoy.
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