English Explanatory Dictionary

butt heads

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

en-au-butt heads.ogg

Word forms

butt heads butts heads butting heads butted heads

Etymology

From the activities of some horned animals, which compete by butting, or hitting, their heads against one another.

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