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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lock-hornsLOCK HORNS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to begin to argue or fight: lock horns over The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. aggressor. alienate. alienated. argue with someone.

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     to begin to argue or fight: lock horns over The mayor and...

   • Znaczenie Lock Horns, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LOCK HORNS definicja: 1. to begin to argue or fight: 2. to...

   • Lock Horns in Traditional Chinese

     LOCK HORNS translate: 開始爭論;開始爭鬥. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   What does lock horns mean?

   • Become embroiled in conflict, as in At the town meeting Kate and Steve locked horns over increasing the property tax . This expression alludes to how stags and bulls use their horns to fight one another. [First half of 1800s] So when the experts lock horns, jurors toss all of their testimony out the window.

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   What does it mean if a lawyer doesn't want to lock horns?

   • argue or fight with somebody: The lawyers did not want to lock horns with the judge. This idiom refers to the way that animals such as bulls, stags (= male deer), etc. fight with their horns or antlers. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017 To become embroiled in conflict.

   Lock horns - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   Why do people lock horns with each other?

   • It’s like when some animals fight with each other, they lock horns. If you can imagine two bulls fighting, the horns are the sharp things on their heads. If they lock horns, they put their horns together and kind of move around fighting. Well, people can lock horns with each other too.

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   What does lock horses mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. LOCK HORNS definition: 1. to begin to argue or fight: 2. to begin to argue or fight: . Learn more.

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3. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › lock+hornsLock horns - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   If you lock horns with someone, you argue or fight with them. He has often locked horns with lawmakers as well as the administration. In Manhattan's densely built real estate market, developers and preservationists often lock horns.

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   Become embroiled in conflict, as in At the town meeting Kate and Steve locked horns over increasing the property tax . This expression alludes to how stags and bulls use their horns to fight one another.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › lock-hornsLOCK HORNS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to argue or fight with someone. During his six years in office, he has often locked horns with lawmakers as well as the administration. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. (esp of two equally matched opponents) to become engaged in argument or battle....

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   The meaning of LOCK is a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair. How to use lock in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lock-hornsLOCK HORNS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to begin to argue or fight: lock horns over The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. a bone of contention idiom. agent provocateur.

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   n. 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 2. any contrivance for fastening or securing something. 3. (in a firearm) the mechanism that explodes the charge; gunlock.