great minds

great minds

A phrase used when one has the same thought or idea as someone else. A shortened version of the phrase "great mind think alike." Oh, you wanted to see that movie, too? Great minds!
See also: great, mind

great minds think alike

A phrase used when one has the same thought or idea as someone else, especially at or around the same time. Oh, you wanted to see that movie, too? Great minds think alike! Tom and I both brought the same gift to Sarah's party. Great minds think alike, I guess.
See also: alike, great, mind, think
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Great minds think alike.

Prov. Very intelligent people tend to come up with the same ideas at the same time. (Used playfully, to commend someone for expressing the same thing you were thinking of; implies that you are congratulating that person for being as smart as you are. Also Great minds run in the same gutters, a casual and jocular variant.) Jill: Let's ride our bikes to the store instead of walking. Jane: I was just thinking we should do that, too. Jill: Great minds think alike.
See also: alike, great, mind, think
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

great minds think alike

COMMON People say great minds think alike when they have the same idea as someone else, to show that they think they are both clever. I hear you gave Emma the same present as me — great minds think alike! Note: Sometimes people just say great minds with the same meaning. `I decided to catch the earlier train too.' — `Ah well, great minds!' Note: This expression is often used humorously.
See also: alike, great, mind, think
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

great minds think alike

used to flag up the coincidence when two people think of the same thing at the same time or have the same opinion.
See also: alike, great, mind, think
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • great minds think alike
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • sure as eggs is eggs
  • how about
  • how/what about...?
  • a penny for them
  • eggs is eggs
  • best foot forward
  • (one's) best foot forward
  • from my cold, dead hands
References in classic literature
I had a great mind to bring it home if I could, for I had often been musing whether it might not be possible to get a kid or two, and so raise a breed of tame goats, which might supply me when my powder and shot should be all spent.
Robinson Crusoe
"But I don't know him," said the countess; "I have a great mind to return it."
Count of Monte Cristo
But Cornelius was not only possessed of a great mind, but also of a great heart.
The Black Tulip
This came to my ears before my new partner heard of it, and I had a great mind to buy it; so I went to him and told him of it.
Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
"To a great mind, nothing is little," remarked Holmes, sententiously.
A Study In Scarlet
I've a great mind to go over and tell the old gentleman so!"
Little Women
He said he had a great mind to give me a severe whipping.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave
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Dubai hosts 'Restaurants, Cafes & Lounges'
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Dubai to host second Mena Cinema Forum in October
"We at Great Minds Events' envisioned and foreseen the massive growth opportunities in the entertainment sector in KSA hence we are organizing Cinema Build KSA Forum to represent a global platform and bring key entertainment project owners, government decision-makers, regional and international retail developers, family entertainment centers developers, cinemas, etc.
Report indicates $71b needed for KSA's entertainment infrastructure
"The UAE is offering a leading global model for the perfect investment in human potential, and providing a scientific environment and research infrastructure that allows great minds to innovate pre-emptive solutions to major challenges facing humanity, constituting a knowledgeable addition to the region and greater world," Sheikh Mohammed said.
UAE enables "great minds to innovate", says Sheikh Mohammed
Speaking at the launch, Shaikh Mohammad emphasised that the UAE is a leading global model for the ideal utilisation of people's capabilities, and providing a scientific environment and research infrastructure that allows great minds to innovate pre-emptive solutions for major challenges facing humanity.
UAE Platform for Scientific Laboratories launched
We may be a small country but we have great minds and hearts that care about citizens and residents.
Qatar may be small in size, but we have great minds and hearts that care about people: FM
Mourinho (left) and Antonio Conte are two great minds who think alike about the merits of clean sheets.
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