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noun [ plural ] uk / ˈlɒɡ.ə.hedz / us / ˈlɑː.ɡɚ.hedz / be at loggerheads (with someone) Add to word list. to strongly disagree (with someone): The party is at loggerheads with the president over public spending. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively.
a. : a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters. b. : alligator snapping turtle. 3. : an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids.
A ‘logger-head’ was literally a ‘block-head’. A logger was a thick block of timber which was fastened to a horse’s leg to prevent it from running away. In the 17th century, a loggerhead was also recorded as ‘an iron instrument with a long handle used for melting pitch and for heating liquids’.
noun [ plural ] us / ˈlɑː.ɡɚ.hedz / uk / ˈlɒɡ.ə.hedz / be at loggerheads (with someone) Add to word list. to strongly disagree (with someone): The party is at loggerheads with the president over public spending. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively.
Mar 10, 2015 · Idiom to be at loggerheads with someone over sth. The meaning is to be in strong disagreement with someone struggling constantly as in. The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island. What might be behind this idiom? Etymonline is uncertain and the comment is not very convincing.
When two stubborn people are arguing about something, they're at loggerheads. If you want pizza for dinner and your sister wants falafel and you both refuse to compromise, you're at loggerheads.
Definition of loggerheads noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
