butt heads

phrase

: to come into conflict

Examples of butt heads in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kaegi has regularly butted heads with board members over their appeals, which often overturned his valuations of big business buildings. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Vaccarello and Saint Laurent CEO Cédric Charbit had been butting heads. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

The fact that Simmons and O’Hare frequently butt heads publicly makes the race even more compelling to onlookers, Rottinghaus said. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Schmitt and Klobuchar butt heads Staffers for Schmitt briefly displayed a poster of the text message exchange, but quickly took it down before Smith could read it. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for butt heads

• bedspreads
• bedsteads
• blockheads
• bulkheads
• bullheads
• crossbreds
• embeds
• farmsteads
• foreheads
• hogsheads
• homesteads
• hotbeds