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

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The result is at odds with a similar monthly survey, fielded by the University of Michigan, which showed an appreciable March decline in results published last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The two sets of guidelines aren’t totally at odds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

That optimism puts Fed officials somewhat at odds with a string of gloomy economic signals.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It was also at odds with the facts, and with Oppenheimer’s own judgment as he relayed it a few years later to Lawrence’s biographer, Flerbert Childs.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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