At loggerheads
/æt ˈlɒɡəhɛdz/ prep_phrase
prep_phrase ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 in a dispute or confrontation wordnet
Prep_phrase
- 1 Unable to agree; opposing. figuratively
"We were really at loggerheads about what to do with the money we found on the side of the road; she said we should turn it in, I said we should keep it."
Example
More examples"We were really at loggerheads about what to do with the money we found on the side of the road; she said we should turn it in, I said we should keep it."
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from the use of a loggerhead (“metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end”) as a weapon during a fight.