at odds

idiom

: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
often + with
The two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.

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The two sides were at odds over whether TBS and Warner Bros. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Spader's ambitious and (usually) moralistic lawyer Alan Shore was the connective tissue between the series, which yielded the star significant power in situations where cast and crew may be at odds. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Congress and the administration were at odds over procurement for a second vessel. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024 Republicans in the House and Senate have been at odds over how to tackle their policy priorities, with some senators pushing for multiple party-line bills and House members demanding one huge effort. Carl Hulse, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at odds 

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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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