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The phrase "lock horns over" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a situation where two people have a disagreement or heated discussion about something. For example: "The two roommates locked horns over who should take out the trash".
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Cities and counties lock horns over jobs and trade.
Also in the podcast, Ofcom and BSkyB lock horns over premium sports and movie packages.
People here lock horns over real issues, such as tasteful signage.
When the pair have met face-to-face we've seen them lock horns over the record of achievement of Term 1 Obama (a favorite theme).
Given the consolidation in the telecommunications industry in recent years, it is little surprise that Verizon and its unions would lock horns over cost-cutting efforts.
But beyond that, couples will lock horns over matters that neither of them could have foreseen — the color of a room, the placement of a door, the style of a drinking glass.
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In Washington State, two groups fighting over a gay marriage referendum locked horns over "likes" on Facebook.
The two companies have locked horns over other issues in recent years.
Legislators and President Bush locked horns over whether Mr. Ridge would testify before Congress.
But the EU summit in Ypres will also struggle to strike an armistice, with David Cameron and Angela Merkel, who are locking horns over the vexed question of Jean-Claude Juncker.
China and Japan, a key US ally in the region, are increasingly locking horns over uninhabited rocky islands each claims in the East China Sea.
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