idiom
At Cross Purposes
at kros PUR-pus-ez
/æt krɒs ˈpɜːrpɪsɪz/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
atcrosspurposes
Dictionary meaning
Examples
- We were working at cross purposes — she meant the old system, I meant the new one.
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