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 + withThe 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 House and Senate, both controlled by Republicans, have been working on separate budget plans and are at odds on how to move forward.
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Republicans on the court who have expressed their opinions on the split appear to be at odds with how the law should be interpreted.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
In the early days of his tenure, that personal touch was often at odds with what followed.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The obscurity of that history, so at odds with the Jesuits’ modern emphasis on social justice, was what spurred the Rev. Thomas Murphy to make the topic the subject of his dissertation and, ultimately, a book.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Republicans on the court who have expressed their opinions on the split appear to be at odds with how the law should be interpreted.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
In the early days of his tenure, that personal touch was often at odds with what followed.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The obscurity of that history, so at odds with the Jesuits’ modern emphasis on social justice, was what spurred the Rev. Thomas Murphy to make the topic the subject of his dissertation and, ultimately, a book.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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