bandied words

phrase

past tense of bandy words
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily The two men bandied words in a heated debate about which team was better.

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  1. locked horns
  2. butted heads
Phrase
  • When the paper’s management locked horns with workers during the 2024 strike, many staffers saw the use of AI to cut costs or counter labor actions as a betrayal of these principles.
    — Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
Definition of locked horns
Phrase
  • However, the pair has also butted heads in the past with their respective styles.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Ron Howard recalled working with John Wayne on 1976 film The Shootist, where the veteran actor butted heads with director Don Siegel.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of butted heads
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“Bandied words.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandied%20words. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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