🗓️ Idiom: Clash Heads (verb)
💬 Meaning
- To strongly disagree with someone, especially in a discussion or meeting.
- To argue or come into conflict because of different opinions.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The marketing and product teams often clash heads over how to present new features.
- She clashed heads with her manager about how to handle a client complaint.
- Two project leads clashed heads during the planning session about deadlines.
🏛️ Origin
“Clash heads” comes from the idea of people (or animals) physically hitting their heads together during a fight. Over time, the phrase became a metaphor for strong disagreements, especially when two people are both confident in their opinions and refuse to step back.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The team often ________ when they discuss how to solve customer issues.
Answer
clash heads
2. Choose the correct answer:
If two colleagues “clash heads,” they:
a) Work quietly together
b) Have a strong disagreement
c) Avoid each other completely
Answer
b) Have a strong disagreement
3. Change the sentence using “clash heads”:
“The supervisors argued about the new office rules.”
Answer
The supervisors clashed heads over the new office rules.
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