cross purpose

A goal or purpose that conflicts with someone else's. Often used in the phrase "at cross purposes." It sounds like you two are at cross purposes right now, so take a few minutes and reach an agreement about what you hope to achieve.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yasmine	YAZ-min (English)	Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Mirte	MIR-tə	Dutch
Dilbert	DIL-burt	Popular Culture
Alexis	ah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)	German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Karoline	kah-ro-LEE-nə (German)	German, Danish, Norwegian
Courtney	['kɔrtnl]