To stand at odds with

nyggus · #1 11-Jan-2006, 18:31

Hi, what does the following sentence mean?
"John's findings stand at odds with the results of Jack."

I suppose that it means that John's results are opposite to those of Jack. (It's from Reuters.)

**Tdol** · #2 12-Jan-2006, 04:33

Yes- 'at odds with' implies a conflict or disagreement.

nyggus · #3 12-Jan-2006, 04:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdol

Yes- 'at odds with' implies a conflict or disagreement.

Thanks! Is it an idiom? I couldn't find it anywhere.

**Tdol** · #4 13-Jan-2006, 03:45

http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...s/at+odds.html

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