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at cross purposes

US /æt krɔs ˈpɜrpəsɪz/
UK /æt krɔs ˈpɜrpəsɪz/
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Idiom

1.

berbeda tujuan, salah paham

if two people are at cross purposes, they think that they are talking about the same thing but are in fact talking about different things, with the result that they do not understand each other

Contoh:
I think we're talking at cross purposes; I meant next Tuesday, not this Tuesday.
Saya pikir kita sedang berbicara dengan tujuan yang berbeda; maksud saya Selasa depan, bukan Selasa ini.
The two departments were constantly at cross purposes, leading to inefficiencies.
Kedua departemen itu terus-menerus berbeda tujuan, menyebabkan ketidakefisienan.
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