at cross purposes

at cross purposes  {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.
Categories: adverb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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