that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
Recent Examples on the WebItaly’s government is at loggerheads with Stellantis following plans to cut jobs in the country and move production to lower-cost nations.—Tommaso Ebhardt, Fortune Europe, 20 May 2024 There was no hint in the message that the two sides are at loggerheads, or that the union intends to seek a strike authorization.—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 May 2024 The loggerheads also received physicals and are also doing well, according to O’Neill.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024 For example, flatback sea turtles are omnivores, eating both plants and animals, while loggerheads are carnivores, eating plants rarely.—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loggerhead
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Word History
Etymology
probably from English dialect logger block of wood + English head
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