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butt heads

idiom

To argue uncompromisingly.


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  1. 01

    bang some heads together

    Attempt to get results from a previously ineffectual or argumentative group, typically by coercion or force.

  2. 02

    bust one's butt

    To work exceptionally hard.

  3. 03

    butt in

    To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).

  4. 04

    butt up

    To touch closely, to scrape (against); to press firmly (against).

  5. 05

    full butt

    headfirst with full force

  6. 06

    get one's butt somewhere

    Go somewhere, especially quickly.

  7. 07

    heads or tails

    The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.

  8. 08

    heads will roll

    Some people will be fired for incompetence.

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