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lock horns (with someone) Fig. to get into an argument with someone. Let's settle this peacefully. I don't want to lock horns with the boss. The boss doesn't want to lock horns either. lock horns if two people lock horns, they argue about something (often + over ) The mayor and her deputy locked horns over the plans for the new road. lock horns (with somebody) 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 together How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lola Cep (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) takes one further opportunity to lock horns with her dramatic rival, Carla Santini, in this valedictory, summer-after-graduation farce. While communities and lawmakers continue to lock horns over the $11 billion Los Angeles International Airport Master Plan, a series of major capital improvement projects is moving forward. When our clients and the field representative of an agency lock horns in a stressful situation and the job is deteriorating, I contact key individuals a the agency," he said. |
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