Tom's parents acted at cross purposes in advising him; his father wanted him to become a doctor; but his mother wanted him to become a minister.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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Cross Purposes — Studio album by Black Sabbath Released 31 January 1994 … Wikipedia
Cross Purposes Live — Live album by Black Sabbath Released 1995 … Wikipedia
Cross Purposes — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cross Purposes Álbum de Black Sabbath Publicación 31 de enero de 1994 Grabación 1993 en Monnow Valley Studios … Wikipedia Español
cross purposes — UK US noun Phrase: at cross purposes * * * ˌcross ˈpurposes [cross purposes] noun plural if two people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each oth … Useful english dictionary
Cross Purposes (album) — Cross Purposes Album par Black Sabbath Sortie 1994 Genre Heavy Metal Albums de Black Sabbath … Wikipédia en Français
cross-purposes — n at cross purposes if two people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this ▪ I think we re talking at cross purposes … Dictionary of contemporary English
cross purposes — noun at cross purposes 1. ) if two people are at cross purposes, they think they are talking about the same thing when in fact they are not 2. ) if two people, plans, or actions are at cross purposes, they are trying to achieve different things… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cross-purposes — I noun adverseness, antonym, at variance, clashing, contention, contradiction, difference of opinion, difficulty, disagreement, discord, disparity, in opposition, misunderstanding, odds, variance associated concepts: at cross purposes with the… … Law dictionary
cross purposes — index contention (opposition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
