at odds

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

TotalEnergies and the plaintiffs are at odds over the reach of the definition of the environment -- whether it means risks on a local scale such as a polluted river or more broadly global warming.

From Barron's

Crypto firms and banks are at odds over proposed legislation, specifically a ban on paying yield for stablecoins, delaying regulatory clarity.

From Barron's

Merz said on the podcast that France and Germany were now "at odds over the specifications and profiles" of the kind of aircraft they needed.

From Barron's

Anthropic and the Defense Department have been at odds for weeks over the contractual terms of how the startup’s technology can be used, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

This confidence, however, seems partly at odds with the enthusiasm for gold at present, which is the most crowded position with a net 50% of fund managers long.

From MarketWatch

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