cross-purposes

n(idm 习语) at cross-purposes (of people or groups) misunderstanding what the other side is talking about or concerned with （指人或团体）相互误解: We're at cross-purposes: I'm talking about astronomy, you're talking about astrology. 我们彼此误解了: 我谈的是天文学, 你谈的是占星术.

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