AT CROSS PURPOSES


Meaning of AT CROSS PURPOSES in English

adv. phr. With opposing meanings or aims; with opposing effect or result; with aims which hinder or get in each other's way. 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.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.