Meeting of the minds

[E]xhausted negotiators pored over maps and drafts of a proposed agreement in smoke-filled Cairo hotel rooms, until the morning of the third day, when Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres proclaimed that the two sides had "reached a meeting of the minds."

[T]he market seems to believe that the leaders have had a meeting of the minds and won’t fail when the time comes to act.

Mr. Noda met with Mr. Ozawa twice but the talks failed to yield a meeting of the minds.