TO LOCK HORNS

TO LOCK HORNS

MEANING: to begin to argue or fight EXAMPLE SENTENCES: The band have now locked horns with their record company over the album. They’ve locked horns (with each other) over this issue a number of times. The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new...
TO PUT ONE’S FOOT IN ONE’S NOUTH

TO PUT ONE’S FOOT IN ONE’S NOUTH

to say or do something tactless or embarrassing: I really put my foot in my mouth – I asked her if Jane was her mother, but she said Jane is her sister. When I told Ann that her hair was more beautiful than I had ever seen it, I really put my foot in my mouth. It was...