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at loggerheads |
1. prep. (figuratively) Unable to agree; opposing. |
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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. |
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at |
1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place. |
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Caesar was at Rome; at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine; at Jim’s house |
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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.) |
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at six o’clock; at closing time; at night. |
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3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner). |
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loggerheads |
1. n. plural of loggerhead |
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2. n. Fisticuffs; fighting. |
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3. n. (dialect) The knapweed. |
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