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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at odds

It’s a position that has put Palantir at odds with leading AI labs, whom Karp has characterized as looking to “colonize” their customers by ingesting their business intelligence and proprietary data.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

After a brief honeymoon period, Piker was always going to find himself at odds with the establishment.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Iranian diplomats are at odds with U.S. and regional governments over Tehran’s demand to collect fees on ships passing through the strait and other deal specifics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Worse still, it's at odds with the serrated edges of Abrams' lyrics.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But there had been something else underlying their words—something else that had them at odds.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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