lock horns with
Example Sentences
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That focus on transparency — honed during his early years in Australia — saw him lock horns with the church’s bureaucracy over his attempts to audit the Vatican’s assets and spending.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
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
Musk, who also owns and operates SpaceX, is not the only billionaire to lock horns with the Biden administration as of late.
From Salon • May 21, 2022
With her trademark gravelly voice, she has never hesitated to lock horns with rivals.
From Reuters • Apr. 24, 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
