lock horns (with (someone))

to argue with someone in a very determined way.

In her new movie she plays a middle-aged college student who locks horns with her professor.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of two fighting animals such as deer whose horns lock together

• have [done/seen/had etc.] more something than someone has had hot dinners
• have [done/seen/had etc.] more than has had hot dinners
• have [done/seen/had etc.] more than someone has had hot dinners
• have down on like a ton of bricks
• have down on you like a ton of bricks
• have down pat
• have down to a fine art
• have down to a science
• have ducks in a row
• have ear
• have ear to the ground
• have egg on face
• have egg on your face
• have end away
• have eye on
• have eye on someone
• have eye on something
• have eyes in the back of head
• have eyes in the back of your head
• have eyes like a hawk
• have feet on the ground
• have finger on the button
• have finger on the pulse
• have fingers in the till
• have first call on