The phrase
"same elevator" means that two or more people are on the same level or have the same understanding or knowledge about something. It is a way of saying that they are on the same page or have similar opinions or experiences.
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During past internships and while doing interviews, I ended up in
the same elevator as Anderson Cooper and Shonda Rhimes.
Sitting in an open plan office, eating lunch in the kitchen and riding
the same elevator as a colleague will help develop open communication, transparency and trust, each an integral characteristic of a strong culture.
For example: if we're at work and I don't know you and we both get into
the same elevator and I either say «good morning» politely or ignore you totally — I don't want a kiss.
Turns out they're on
the same elevator because they work at the same New York office.
It just makes no sense, story-wise, so when it turns out that these five strangers were predetermined to be on
the same elevator at the same time, and the cop on the beat happens to have an interest too, we don't even bat an eye.
Here five seemingly random people end up in
the same elevator and all hell breaks loose (literally).
«Passengers see the performers riding
the same elevators, hanging out on the same beaches.
The scenario: Chance puts you in
the same elevator alone with one of the leading candidates for the presidency.
Even if all the floors of a large law office are on
the same elevator bank, it can be very time - consuming to visit lawyers on other floors.
He probably charges people to ride in
the same elevator at him or stand at the stall next to him.