lock horns with
Example Sentences
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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
I don’t want to lock horns with Tucker because, oh my, Mr. Carlson, what big horns you have!
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 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
Mr. Morano is not the first to lock horns with progressive booksellers.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2021
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
