"at loggerheads" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /æt ˈlɒɡəhɛdz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æt ˈlɔɡɚˌhɛdz/ [General-American], /ˈlɑ-/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-at loggerheads.ogg [Australia]
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. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|loggerhead||metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end}} loggerhead (“metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=at loggerheads}} at loggerheads, {{en-prep phrase|at loggerheads}} at loggerheads
  1. (figuratively) Unable to agree; opposing. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: at odds, at sixes and sevens Translations (unable to agree; opposing): 分歧 (fēnqí) (Chinese Mandarin), 不和 (bùhé) (Chinese Mandarin), napit vastakkain (Finnish), tukkanuottasilla (Finnish), comme chien et chat (French), diamétralement opposés (French), auf Kriegsfuß (German), in den Haaren (German), völlig uneins (German), elda grátt silfur (Icelandic), ai ferri corti (Italian), pōngurunguru (Maori), som hund og katt (Norwegian Bokmål), в ссо́ре (v ssóre) (Russian), несогла́сный (nesoglásnyj) (Russian), на ножа́х (na nožáx) (Russian), de pique (Spanish), a la greña (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_loggerheads-en-prep_phrase-Hl4uX7c5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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