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at odds

  1. In disagreement, opposed. For example, It is only natural for the young and old to be at odds over money matters. This idiom uses odds in the sense of “a condition of being unequal or different,” and transfers it to a difference of opinion, or quarrel. [Late 1500s]



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His dark mood seemed at odds with someone who was expected to carry a sunny disposition for evermore, having finally reached all-time great status with his Grand Slam success at the year's first major.

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Brooklyn and Nicola are in search of their own identities, which "may be putting them at odds with the careful public image that the Beckhams have created for the family", he says.

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Many California officials, who have long been at odds with Trump, say the president was trying to exploit the situation for his political advantage and sow unneeded disorder and confusion.

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And now it's getting shakier as two narcissistic billionaires are at odds.

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She says the midwife's initial assurance to Ms Packer that her care was going to be the "first concern" seems "at odds" with then being told that police will be informed.

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