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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Having Cecil and Mark, two characters that have been working very closely throughout the show, suddenly at odds and having their conflict come to blows is a huge transition point in the show that will have ramification that will be felt many many seasons from now.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump supporters say that such policies – which the Education Department indirectly supported by expanding Title IX gender protections in 2024 to include discrimination based on gender identity – are at odds with parental school choice rights or, for some religious conservatives, the Bible.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
House Republicans have been at odds with their Senate colleagues, preferring to pass one major bill that also includes extending tax cuts enacted during Mr. Trump's first term and potentially a debt ceiling suspension.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
The separation process is going on its fifth year, with shareholders and lenders at odds amid $20 billion in debt.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump supporters say that such policies – which the Education Department indirectly supported by expanding Title IX gender protections in 2024 to include discrimination based on gender identity – are at odds with parental school choice rights or, for some religious conservatives, the Bible.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
House Republicans have been at odds with their Senate colleagues, preferring to pass one major bill that also includes extending tax cuts enacted during Mr. Trump's first term and potentially a debt ceiling suspension.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
The separation process is going on its fifth year, with shareholders and lenders at odds amid $20 billion in debt.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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