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

The two are also at odds over events in Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal

Faced with striking a careful balance between allies increasingly at odds, Sir Keir reiterated his position that Greenland was part of Denmark and its future was a matter for the two alone to decide.

From BBC

Mr. Ralston is a Nevada journalist who often found himself at odds with his subject but nevertheless admired Reid’s rise to power from humble origins.

From The Wall Street Journal

That outcome is at odds with the administration’s broader pro-competition posture.

From Barron's

Mr. Green grinned and let out a cheerful snort, which seemed at odds with his gruesome appearance.

From Literature

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