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What does lock horns mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) To come into conflict.
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With Honduras, Argentina, Nigeria and Japan poised to lock horns with Spain, Syrua, France and Haiti respectively, bring on day two!
Meanwhile, Harry finally got his chance to lock horns with the third estate.
The west Asians will face an enigmatic Papua New Guinea side, while the Caribbean islanders lock horns with a highly-motivated Equatorial Guinea.
Rather than lock horns with preservationists, he embraced his task with fetishistic glee.
But what Mann needs is an opposite number for his heroes: another equal-and-opposite hombre to lock horns with.
Fearful to confront, because of our own fears, perchance we find ourselves looking into a mirror and are terrified to lock horns with our own conflicting thoughts.

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