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Meaning of butt heads | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To argue uncompromisingly.
    idiomatic
  2. To struggle against something that does not give way.

Equivalents

Examples

“They always seem to butt heads when they end up talking about politics.”
“"Eventually, I just pieced it together, figuring your butting heads could probably be explained by a break up. Years of anime shipping trained me for this."”
“For long spells, City butted their heads against Chelsea’s well-organised lines and the upshot was the end of their push to complete a treble.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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