loggerheads

noun
🔊/ˈlɒɡəhedz/
🔊/ˈlɔːɡərhedz/
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally referring to a foolish person): from dialect logger ‘block of wood for hobbling a horse’ + head.
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Idioms
at loggerheads (with somebody) (over something)
  1. in strong disagreement(与某人)不和;相争;严重分歧
    • The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island.两国政府依然对这个岛的归属问题争执不下。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2