lock horns
Example Sentences
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Plus, Ford and GM lock horns in a new battle, and a girls’ trip to Ibiza takes a dramatic turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The wiggle room has left courts to lock horns over the most basic facts before them — including whether what the president claims must be provably true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
South Africans and Nigerians often lock horns on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
Prosecutors typically file charges, then lock horns with defense lawyers in front a judge who decides whether there’s enough evidence to go to trial.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
Some guards would start out at A-block, then lock horns with Sergeant Wickersham, and thereafter be sentenced by mutual agreement to B-block.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
