at loggerheads en · ADP
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /æt ˈlɒɡəhɛdz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /æt ˈlɔɡɚˌhɛdz/ (General-American)
- /ˈlɑ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(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.
Educators in a Washington state school district went on strike Friday because the teachers’ union and the Ridgefield School District (RSD) remain at loggerheads following months of collective bargaining negotiations.
2022 September 9, Paradise Afshar, “Washington state school district goes on strike”, in CNN:
Synonyms
Translations (22)
hu faséban van (unable to agree; opposing) · de auf Kriegsfuß (unable to agree; opposing) · cmn 不和 (unable to agree; opposing) · fr comme chien et chat (unable to agree; opposing) · is elda grátt silfur (unable to agree; opposing) · de in den Haaren (unable to agree; opposing) · ru в ссо́ре (unable to agree; opposing) · es a la greña (unable to agree; opposing) · nl diametraal tegengesteld (unable to agree; opposing) · mi pōngurunguru (unable to agree; opposing) · de völlig uneins (unable to agree; opposing) · ru на ножа́х (unable to agree; opposing) · ru несогла́сный (unable to agree; opposing) · fr diamétralement opposés (unable to agree; opposing) · nb som hund og katt (unable to agree; opposing) · hu hadilábon áll (unable to agree; opposing) · fi napit vastakkain (unable to agree; opposing) · it ai ferri corti (unable to agree; opposing) · fi tukkanuottasilla (unable to agree; opposing) · es de pique (unable to agree; opposing) · nl als kat en hond (unable to agree; opposing) · cmn 分歧 (unable to agree; opposing)