locking horns
- clashingStriking with discord
- butting headsConflicting through stubbornness
- conflictOpposition between parties
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
confrontation · antlers · battle · sparring · fighting · charging · stags · bulls · dominance · aggression · showdown · wrestling · opposing · dispute · challenge · struggle · ramming · territory
- dominance displaysdisplay, alpha behavior, power stance, chest puffing, baring teeth
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
conflict vs. harmony
locking hornsseeing eye to eye
Being in agreement
making peace · burying the hatchet · agreeing · finding common ground · cooperating
engagement vs. disengagement
locking hornsbacking down
Withdrawing from a stance
retreating · walking away · standing down · yielding · disengaging