at loggerheads

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at loggerheads

/æt ˈlɒɡəhɛdz/ UK
/æt ˈlɔɡɚˌhɛdz/ US
/ˈlɑ-/ US

Where it comes from

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.

phrase

figuratively Unable to agree; opposing. 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.
Similar: at odds, at sixes and sevens

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prep_phrase unable to agree; opposing

Español	de pique, a la greña
中文	分歧 fēnqí, 不和 bùhé
Français	comme chien et chat, diamétralement opposés
Deutsch	auf Kriegsfuß, in den Haaren, völlig uneins
Italiano	ai ferri corti
Русский	в ссо́ре v ssóre, несогла́сный nesoglásnyj, на ножа́х na nožáx

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BibTeX

@misc{at_loggerheads_2026,
  title = {at loggerheads},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20loggerheads},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}