Thesaurus / lock horns
other words for lock horns
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It wouldn't do to lock horns with this self-satisfied despot; at any rate, not now.
THE COPPER-CLAD WORLDHARL VINCENT
But there's another day, and the kingpin and I may yet lock horns.
OUR YOUNG AEROPLANE SCOUTS IN GERMANYHORACE PORTER
Some day, popsy-wops, that soldier will drop in at our ranch and lock horns with you on the Japanese question.
THE PRIDE OF PALOMARPETER B. KYNE
He and your father might lock horns first crack out of the box.
THE FORESTER'S DAUGHTERHAMLIN GARLAND
I kind of feel in my bones that him and me is going to lock horns, Curly.
THE MAN NEXT DOOREMERSON HOUGH
He could lock horns and stay there, but it wa'nt no trouble to outflank him.
THE DESERT AND THE SOWNMARY HALLOCK FOOTE
The latter stood motionless, antlers lowered as before, apparently quite willing to lock horns.
THE HOUSE IN THE WATERCHARLES G. D. ROBERTS
Take two young, fat steers they'll lock horns at the drop of a hat.
NAN SHERWOOD AT PINE CAMPANNIE ROE CARR
Oh, considerable—they pulled and hauled about kinder like two cows when they lock horns.
LINCOLNIANAANDREW ADDERUP
In an hour we'll lock horns with Hawk Rufe an' hell an' high water, an' the devil keeps what he gits.
DWELLERS IN THE HILLSMELVILLE DAVISSON POST
WORDS RELATED TO LOCK HORNS
- altercate
- bandy
- battle
- bicker
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- contend
- cross
- cross swords
- disagree
- dispute
- face down
- face off
- feud
- gang up on
- go one on one
- hammer
- hammer away
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- lock horns
- mix it up
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- quibble
- rehash
- row
- sass
- set to
- sock it to
- squabble
- stick it to
- talk back
- wrangle
- altercate
- bandy
- battle
- bicker
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- contend
- cross
- cross swords
- disagree
- dispute
- face down
- face off
- feud
- gang up on
- go one on one
- hammer
- hammer away
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- lock horns
- mix it up
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- quibble
- rehash
- row
- sass
- set to
- sock it to
- squabble
- stick it to
- talk back
- wrangle
- altercate
- bandy
- battle
- bicker
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- contend
- cross
- cross swords
- disagree
- dispute
- face down
- face off
- feud
- gang up on
- go one on one
- hammer
- hammer away
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- lock horns
- mix it up
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- quibble
- rehash
- row
- sass
- set to
- sock it to
- squabble
- stick it to
- talk back
- wrangle
- altercate
- bandy
- battle
- bicker
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- contend
- cross
- cross swords
- disagree
- dispute
- face down
- face off
- feud
- gang up on
- go one on one
- hammer
- hammer away
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- lock horns
- mix it up
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- quibble
- rehash
- row
- sass
- set to
- sock it to
- squabble
- stick it to
- talk back
- wrangle
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- be in the running
- bid
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- contend
- contest
- cope with
- emulate
- encounter
- essay
- face
- fence
- fight
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for the gold
- grapple
- in the hunt
- jockey for position
- joust
- lock horns
- match strength
- match wits
- oppose
- participate in
- pit oneself against
- play
- rival
- run for
- scramble for
- seek prize
- spar
- strive
- struggle
- take on
- take part
- tilt
- try
- tussle
- vie
- wrestle
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- be in the running
- bid
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- contend
- contest
- cope with
- emulate
- encounter
- essay
- face
- fence
- fight
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for the gold
- grapple
- in the hunt
- jockey for position
- joust
- lock horns
- match strength
- match wits
- oppose
- participate in
- pit oneself against
- play
- rival
- run for
- scramble for
- seek prize
- spar
- strive
- struggle
- take on
- take part
- tilt
- try
- tussle
- vie
- wrestle
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