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 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...
MEANING:A phrase normally used by children to indicate they think someone is lying.»Liar, liar, pants on fire» is a children’s jump-rope rhyme also used as a playground taunt. Adults, and especially political commentators, have also been known to use the phrase...
