butt heads

See also: buttheads

English

Etymology

From the activities of some horned animals, which compete by butting, or hitting, their heads against one another.

Pronunciation

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Verb

butt heads

1. (idiomatic) To argue uncompromisingly.

   They always seem to butt heads when they end up talking about politics.

Translations

argue uncompromisingly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 發生衝突／发生冲突 (fāshēng chōngtū), 发生冲突 (fāshēng chōngtū)

• Finnish: kinastella (fi)
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• French: ne pas se mouiller
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