Usually means: Engage in intense verbal conflict.
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  1. lock horns: Merriam-Webster
  2. lock horns: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lock horns: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lock horns: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. lock horns: Wiktionary
  6. lock horns: Dictionary.com
  7. lock horns: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lock horns: Idioms

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  1. Lock Horns: Urban Dictionary

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verb:  (idiomatic) To come into conflict.

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