cross-purposes

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If people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are working towards or talking about different things without realizing it. The two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials. at cross-purposes if two people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this
at cross-purposes
mutually misunderstanding each other's plans, intentions or meanings
cross purposes
Conflicting or incompatible objectives or methods

We are working at cross purposes here, if you're trying to reduce the count and I'm trying to increase it.

at cross-purposes
having contrary intentions; moving towards opposing goals (usually due to a misunderstanding of the other's objectives)