lock horns

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

lock horns

verb locks horns · locking horns · locked horns

idiomatic To come into conflict.
Similar: cross swords

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"lock horns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lock%20horns. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lock horns. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lock%20horns

Chicago

"lock horns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lock%20horns.

BibTeX

@misc{lock_horns_2026,
  title = {lock horns},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lock%20horns},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}