at odds

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From at + odds ((obsolete) dissimilarity; inequality).[1][2]

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at odds

  1. (idiomatic) In disagreement; conflicting.
    Synonyms: at loggerheads, at sixes and sevens, at variance
    The witness’s statement seems to be at odds with the evidence—not a good sign for the prosecutor.

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  1. ^ at odds” under “odds, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
  2. ^ at odds, phrase”, in Collins English Dictionary; from Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary, 6th edition, Boston, Mass.: Heinle Cengage Learning; Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009, →ISBN.