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What does lock horns mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To come into conflict.
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Would such opposites attract, learn from each other, and astonish us, or would these two conflicting musical spirits lock horns and fight it out?
Meanwhile, Harry finally got his chance to lock horns with the third estate.
It will be a marvellous occasion when the counties lock horns on Saturday week, and expect a huge crowd to be there bedecked in blue and white.
Mr. Ferrell is not the only celebrity to lock horns with Wall Street recently.
But what Mann needs is an opposite number for his heroes: another equal-and-opposite hombre to lock horns with.
Japan now turn their attention to facing Nigeria while Mexico lock horns with England with all four teams in Group C level on one point each.

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