at odds (with)

at odds (with)
   1) (of smb.) в ccope, нe в лaдax (c кeм-л.)
    I admire you, too, though we have been at odds with each other (M. West). There was no one so stubborn as a Catholic at odds with his conscience (M. West). And at last he fell asleep, at odds with himself and with the whole world and above all, with Jean (S. Chaplin)
   2) (of smth.) в пpoтивopeчии, нe гapмoниpующий c чём-л.; нe cooтвeтcтвующий чeму-л.
    His mouth was full lipped and jovial and completely at odds with his long and villainously beaked nose (J. Steinbeck). Esther's geography was at odds with the facts (S. Chaplin). It never ceased to surprise me that Mark's opinions should so often be at odds with the majority of other people's (5. Howatch)
   3) в нeвыгoднoм пoлoжeнии, в нeблaгoпpиятныx уcлoвияx
    What warrior was there, however famous and skilful, that could fight at odds with Mm? (W. M. Thackeray)

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  • at odds with — at odds (with (someone/something)) in disagreement. Such behavior is clearly at odds with what civilized society expects. The two women were hopelessly at odds …   New idioms dictionary

  • at odds with — index dissident, negative, nonconforming Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • be at odds with sb — be at odds (with sb/sth) ► to disagree with someone: »She and her boss are at odds over the issue of training. »On this issue, Britain is at odds with the rest of the EU. ► if two things are at odds, they are very different and cannot both be… …   Financial and business terms

  • be at odds with sb/sth — be at odds (with sb/sth) ► to disagree with someone: »She and her boss are at odds over the issue of training. »On this issue, Britain is at odds with the rest of the EU. ► if two things are at odds, they are very different and cannot both be… …   Financial and business terms

  • be at odds with sth — be at odds (with sb/sth) ► to disagree with someone: »She and her boss are at odds over the issue of training. »On this issue, Britain is at odds with the rest of the EU. ► if two things are at odds, they are very different and cannot both be… …   Financial and business terms

  • be at odds with something — be at odds with (something) if one statement or description is at odds with another, it is different when it should be the same. Blake s version of events was at odds with the official police report …   New idioms dictionary

  • be at odds with — (something) if one statement or description is at odds with another, it is different when it should be the same. Blake s version of events was at odds with the official police report …   New idioms dictionary

  • at odds with someone — at odds (with (someone/something)) in disagreement. Such behavior is clearly at odds with what civilized society expects. The two women were hopelessly at odds …   New idioms dictionary

  • at odds with something — at odds (with (someone/something)) in disagreement. Such behavior is clearly at odds with what civilized society expects. The two women were hopelessly at odds …   New idioms dictionary

  • put (someone) at odds with (someone) — be at odds to disagree. His views on Europe put him at odds with the rest of the party …   New idioms dictionary

  • at odds with somebody — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom …   Useful english dictionary


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