compare notes

Verb

compare notes (third-person singular simple present compares notes, present participle comparing notes, simple past and past participle compared notes)

1. (idiomatic) To exchange information and ideas about related experiences.
   • Two minutes are allowed "Condor" at Carlisle, and those involved had no time to compare notes on the state of the nation, the management, the unions or the racing calendar.1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47
   • Priscilla's only problem in the first trimester was fatigue. She said, "It helped to compare notes with women who had many more discomforts than I did."2005, Judith Rogers, The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth, page 194