at loggerheads

短语

发生争执

发音

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

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Unable to agree; opposing.

    分歧

    不和

    比喻

    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.

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary