be on a collision course
If two or more people or groups are on a collision course, they are doing or saying things that are certain to cause a serious disagreement or fight between them:
All attempts at diplomacy have broken down and the two states now appear to be on a collision course.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arguing & disagreeing
- afoul
- beg
- bet
- bicker
- cat
- conflicting
- contestation
- contrarian
- exchange words idiom
- gherao
- have a bone to pick with sb idiom
- lock
- make a case for sth idiom
- mano a mano
- row 1
- slang
- slug
- spar
- split
- wrangle
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