Fig.: to be on very bad terms with someone; to be in dispute with someone

The citizens are at loggerheads with the Township. The bone of contention is the use of a former industrial site: the former want a park, the latter want a parking area

La cittadinanza e l'amministrazione comunale sono ai ferri corti. Il pomo della discordia è la destinazione di un'area industriale in disuso. Gli uni ci vorrebbero un parco, gli altri vorrebbero adibirlo a parcheggio

Because of the loud and noisy parties, they give every week-end, the Browns are at loggerheads with their neighbors, as they prefer a quiet lifestyle

A causa delle feste a tutto volume che danno ogni fine settimana, I Brown sono ai ferri corti con i vicini, che invece amano una vita tranquilla

One name conspicuous by its absence in the list of the persons to thank for winning the championship, was that of the resigning coach, being at loggerheads with the owner

Nell'elenco delle persone da ringraziare per la vittoria del campionato, brillava per la sua assenza il nome dell'allenatore dimissionario, ormai ai ferri corti con la proprietà

In Shakespeare's day, a loggerhead was a blockhead. It was also a ball of iron, fixed to a long handle, that could be heated and used to melt tar or pitch, as for caulking the seams of a ship or, in case of a battle, used as a formidable weapon against attackers who came close enough