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单词 lock horns
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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. [First half of 1800s]

Words nearby lock horns

locker plant, locker room, locket, lockfast, Lockhart, lock horns, lock-in, locking piece, locking plate, locking pliers, lockjaw
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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