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at loggerheads



Definitions

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at loggerheads
     1. prep. (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.
Analysis
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
loggerheads
     1. n. plural of loggerhead
     2. n. Fisticuffs; fighting.
     3. n. (dialect) The knapweed.

Example Sentences

If the wardrobes of two generations traditionally at loggerheads are becoming increasingly similar, it reflects the fact that young women have more in common with their mothers than previous generations. 



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