butt heads

butt heads verb: to argue uncompromisingly.

Verb

butt heads (third-person singular simple present butts heads, present participle butting heads, simple past and past participle butted heads)

(idiomatic) To argue uncompromisingly.
- They always seem to butt heads when they end up talking about politics.
- "Eventually, I just pieced it together, figuring your butting heads could probably be explained by a break up. Years of anime shipping trained me for this."2018 November 21, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 1101 - Rose
To struggle against something that does not give way.
- For long spells, City butted their heads against Chelsea’s well-organised lines and the upshot was the end of their push to complete a treble.2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian

আপসহীনভাবে তর্ক করা

third-person singular present	butts heads
present participle	butting heads
past participle	butted heads
past	butted heads

From the activities of some horned animals, which compete by butting, or hitting, their heads against one another.

What does butt heads mean?: Butt heads means to argue uncompromisingly.
What is butt heads in Bengali?: Butt heads in Bengali is আপসহীনভাবে তর্ক করা. See Butt heads meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is butt heads?: Butt heads is a verb.
What is the past tense of butt heads?: The past tense of butt heads is butted heads.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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