bandied words

phrase

past tense of bandy words
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily The two men bandied words in a heated debate about which team was better.

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  1. locked horns
  2. butted heads
Phrase
  • But the shortage is here, and the Water Bank has locked horns with city leaders over policies to retrieve that water.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There is no indication that organization locked horns with the city over its findings.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of locked horns
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  • As local and county officials butted heads over how to address the historic deficit, disagreements over how to avoid insolvency grew into an increasingly public power struggle.
    — Chaewon Chung August 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Coppola and cinematographer Gordon Willis butted heads on the first film.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of butted heads
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“Bandied words.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandied%20words. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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