cross purposes

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Conflicting or incompatible objectives or methods

We are working at cross purposes here, if you're trying to reduce the count and I'm trying to increase it.

at cross-purposes
mutually misunderstanding each other's plans, intentions or meanings
at cross-purposes
having contrary intentions; moving towards opposing goals (usually due to a misunderstanding of the other's objectives)
cross purpose
contrary purpose, purpose that opposes another, involuntarily conflicting purpose
cross-purposes
If people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are working towards or talking about different things without realizing it. The two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials. 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
cross purposes

    Расстановка переносов

    Cross purposes

    Турецкое произношение

    krôs pırpısız

    Произношение

    /ˈkrôs ˈpərpəsəz/ /ˈkrɔːs ˈpɜrpəsəz/
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