English · Idiom Candidate

on the same page

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Having a shared understanding or agreement

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có sự hiểu biết hoặc thỏa thuận chung

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: physically sharing a book page

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

It's important for parents to be on the same page when it comes to disciplining their children.

The second reason he expressed thus, on the same page:

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent đồng điệu (adjective) like-minded, in sync, on the same wavelength or on the same page Tiếng Việt Near equivalent on the same wavelength Be in agreement. English · via đồng điệu

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Common questions

What does “on the same page” mean?

Having a shared understanding or agreement Literally: physically sharing a book page

Is “on the same page” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“đồng điệu” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.