be on a collision course

Meaning

1. 1

   be on a collision course (with sb / sth)

   to be in a situation which is almost certain to cause a disagreement or argument

   I was on a collision course with my boss over the sales figures.

2. 2

   be on a collision course (with sb / sth)

   to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into sb / sth

   A giant iceberg was on a collision course with the ship.

In the movies · 4

• Sometimes we're on a collision course and we just don't know it.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008
• Collision course. We'll ram him, board and destroy him.Cleopatra1963
• An unprecedented comet, nine kilometers wide, is now on a direct collision course with our cherished home, planet Earth.Don't Look Up2021
• - Clear the aisle. - We're on a collision course.Red Eye2005

Learn it in full scenes

• Don't Look Up2021
  • Kate Discovers the Comet
  • The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe
  • Kate and Mindy Wait Seven Hours