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What does "be of a like mind" mean here?



 
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What does "be of a like mind" mean here? #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 12, 2006 15:06 pm   What does "be of a like mind" mean here?
 

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #137 "Ways of agreeing", question 2

I'm of a ......... mind on that, too.

(a) same
(b) identical
(c) parallel
(d) like

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #137 "Ways of agreeing", answer 2

I'm of a like mind on that, too.

Correct answer: (d) like

Your answer was: incorrect
I'm of a same mind on that, too.
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what does "like" mean here?

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What does "be of a like mind" mean here? #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 12, 2006 19:15 pm   What does "be of a like mind" mean here?
 

Hi Lola

The word "like" basically means "same" in the sentence, but you shouldn't just look at the word "like". You should understand/learn the idiom "(be) of a like mind" as a whole.

The meaning is "(have) the same opinion, taste, or way of thinking".

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