lock horns in English

Audio: En-au-lock horns.ogg

Forms: locks horns [present, singular, third-person], locking horns [participle, present], locked horns [participle, past], locked horns [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lock horns (third-person singular simple present locks horns, present participle locking horns, simple past and past participle locked horns)

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "To come into conflict."
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        "(idiomatic) To come into conflict."
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"lock horns" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms