Learn English – Everybody had a different opinion. Is there an idiom for this

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I'm searching for an idiom (in a negative sense) that means that a group of people have different opinions, so it's difficult for them to solve a problem, to decide on something or agree on something. Example:

  • They couldn't decide where to go, because everyone had a different opinion.
  • Since the members of the political party have different opinions about its name, we'll have to wait before designing the campaign.

Best Answer

The phrase that comes to my mind is "the lack of consensus".

According to Merriam-Webster, consensus is:

: a general agreement about something : an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group

Example from nytimes.com:

The scientists, several of whom had publicly debated the hurricane-climate connection in recent months, said they were concerned that the lack of consensus on the climate link could stall actions that could cut vulnerability — no matter what is influencing hurricane trends.

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