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butts heads

butts heads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of butt heads.

Meaning of butt heads

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To argue uncompromisingly.
    • They always seem to butt heads when they end up talking about politics.
  2. 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

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What is butts heads the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Butts heads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of butt heads.

Words near butts heads in the dictionary

  1. Buttricks
  2. Buttry
  3. Buttrys
  4. butts
  5. Butts County
  6. butts heads
  7. butts in
  8. butts in a sling
  9. butts in seats
  10. butts in slings
  11. butts on seats

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