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Idiomslock horns withlock horns (with (someone))to argue with someone in a very determined way.
In her new movie she plays a middle-aged college student who locks horns with her professor.Etymology: based on the literal meaning of two fighting animals such as deer whose horns lock togetherif two people lock horns, they argue about something. The mayor and her deputy locked horns over the plans for the new road. (often +
over)
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lock horns withget into an argument with someone
I locked horns with a woman who I work with and we had a big argument last week.
I locked horns with my neighbor yesterday morning.
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lock horns with someonelock horns (with (someone))to argue with someone in a very determined way. In her new movie she plays a middle-aged college student who locks horns with her professor.Etymology: based on the literal meaning of two fighting animals such as deer whose horns lock togetherif two people lock horns, they argue about something. The mayor and her deputy locked horns over the plans for the new road. (often +
over)
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lock horns with someoneget into an argument with someone
I locked horns with a woman who I work with and we had a big argument last week.
I locked horns with my neighbor yesterday morning.
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