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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCK HORNS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCK HORNS

lock
lock forward
lock gate
lock keeper
lock on to
lock out
lock stitch
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
lock up
lock-in
lock-up
lock, stock, and barrel
lockable
lockage
lockbox
lockdown
Locke
locked
locked in
locked-in syndrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCK HORNS

behaviour patterns
Black Ferns
Burns
by turns
Cairns
crown-of-thorns
diminishing returns
draw in one´s horns
Festival of Lanterns
many happy returns
Mearns
returns
sideburns
Silver Ferns
take the bull by the horns
the Black Ferns
the Mearns
the Silver Ferns
trade returns
tread on someone´s corns

Synonyms and antonyms of lock horns in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lock horns» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCK HORNS

Find out the translation of lock horns to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lock horns from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lock horns» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喇叭锁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuernos de bloqueo
570 millions of speakers

English

lock horns
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताला सींग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبواق قفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замок рога
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chifres de bloqueio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লক শিঙা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cornes de verrouillage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanduk terkunci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sperre Hörner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロックホーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠금 뿔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sungu kunci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khóa sừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூட்டு கொம்புகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉंग शिंग्ज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boynuz kilidi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corna di blocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Blokada rogi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замок роги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coarne de blocare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλειδώματος κέρατα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slot horings
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lås horn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lock horn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lock horns

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCK HORNS»

The term «lock horns» is regularly used and occupies the 55.155 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCK HORNS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lock horns

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCK HORNS»

Discover the use of lock horns in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lock horns and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lock Horns With the Devil
A raging East African war flares up even hotter when an action junky mercenary and the beautiful but very lonely wife of a coffee farmer get involved.
David McEwing, 2003
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Related vocabulary in on sth at in, let sb in on sth at LET horns lock horns (with sb) to argue with someone in a very determined way ♢ In her new movie she plays a middle-aged college lock horns student who locks horns with her professor.
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Lock Horns / Rage On: Score
The work is dedicated to the composer's brother-in-law, who suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. The work can be best described as a headlong dash from chaos to order, evil to good, illness to health and dark to light.
Alfred Publishing, 2011
4
Corporate Politics for IT Managers: How to get Streetwise
Two such creatures who come into con— flict tend to lock horns with each other and push. He who pushes hardest wins. Might is right in this kind of battle. Managers don't have horns to lock. But many of the interactions between them are of a ...
Keith Patching, Robina Chatham, 2012
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The Invisible Web: Gender Patterns in Family Relationships
But when we differ, all hell breaks loose ... it goes berserk, out of control — we lock horns. (The girls begin to giggle and make fun of mom's use of the expression "lock horns.") THERAPIST: I can see, Sally, that one thing your girls do is make ...
‎1991
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Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
When you comment that a pair of antagonists lock horns, the expression may evoke an image of two angry steers going at one another head-to-head. While such contests do take place in cattle pens, domestic animals did not give rise to the ...
Webb Garrison, 2005
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Ironclaw
Special: Lock Horns/Disarm. If your foe also has antlers or horns, then you automatically lock horns with them. Treat this as a Grapple that leaves both party's hands free. Otherwise, if your foe has a weapon, you may lock your horns around it ...
Jason Holmgren, 1999
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The Law of Success
When you feel yourself preparing to “lock horns” with someone remember that it will be more profitable if you LOCK HANDS instead! A warm, hearty hand-shake leaves no bones bleaching in the sun. “LOVE is the only bow on life's dark cloud.
Napoleon Hill, 2013
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Battling the Plantation Mentality: Memphis and the Black ...
See ibid., 32. 17. On the southwest Tennessee origins of many sanitation workers see Thomas Collins, “Unionization in a Secondary Market,” 138. 18. “Evers, Farris Lock Horns on Union,” February 6, 1960; and “Union Tells Negroes — ' Don't ...
Laurie B. Green, 2009
10
美國常用成語及片語
劉光煒. lock horns lock horns to engage in dispute The Republican vice president and the Democratic governor of Massachusetts locked horns on issues from abortion to the budget deficit to the Iran - Contra scandal, to the narcotics plague.
劉光煒, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCK HORNS»

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Govt, opposition lock horns ahead of Monsoon session - Oneindia
New Delhi, July 20: On the eve of the Monsoon session, the government and main opposition Congress on Monday locked horns over the ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»
2
Lazio and Fiorentina lock horns in battle for midfielder | Forza Italian …
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Genk Lazio and Fiorentina are ready to lock horns, with both sides attempting to acquire the services of Sergej ... «Forza Italian Football, Jul 15»
3
Cong, BJP lock horns ahead of Parliament monsoon session
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje leave after meeting with BJP President Amit Shah in New Delhi on ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
4
Shiv Sena-Congress lock horns over 'open gym' controversy | Latest …
With Rane demanding immediate removal of the open gym deeming it 'illegal', the saffron brigade jumped into action taunting him to dismantle ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
5
Haryana ministers lock horns over Parineeti Chopra
Sparks flew in the Haryana Cabinet on Friday over Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's decision to appoint actor Parineeti Chopra as brand ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
6
Preview: Kotoko to lock horns with Berekum Chelsea
The Brong Ahafo side will enter into their game against Kotoko with revenge on their mind, as the latter are the only club to have earned a point ... «AllSports.com.gh, Jul 15»
7
HDK, DKS Lock Horns in Assembly
BENGALURU: JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy and Energy Minister D K Shivakumar entered into a verbal duel in the Assembly on ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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As poll nears, litterateurs lock horns for control over sahitya parishad
AURANGABAD: Two groups of litterateurs have locked horns to control the Marathwada Sahitya Parishad, an august literary body having 2,600 ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
9
Wane's Wigan Warriors to lock horns with Widnes Vikings
With two games left of the regular Super League season, Wane is already in Grand Final mode. Widnes Vikings are next up for Wane's men ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
10
Dhumal and Virbhadra lock horns on MLA issue | Chandigarh …
SHIMLA: Leader of opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal has announced to raise the July 9 issue, where BJP MLA Randheer Sharma was not ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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