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at cross-purposes

idiom

अलग-अलग उद्देश्य या मतलब के कारण एक-दूसरे को ग़लत समझते हुए

“at cross-purposes” का हिंदी में अर्थ है अलग-अलग उद्देश्य या मतलब के कारण एक-दूसरे को ग़लत समझते हुए. In English, it means misunderstanding each other because each is thinking of a different thing.

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    misunderstanding each other because each is thinking of a different thing

    अलग-अलग उद्देश्य या मतलब के कारण एक-दूसरे को ग़लत समझते हुए

    • I think we are at cross-purposes; I meant the old plan, not the new one.
    • The manager and the clerk were at cross-purposes about the deadline.

    Main word cross-purposes