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单词 toe-to-toe
释义

toe-to-toe

adjective or adverb

ˈtō-ˌtə-ˈtō How to pronounce toe-to-toe (audio)
: slugging it out at or as if at close range
a toe-to-toe confrontation over the new policy

Synonyms

  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • face-to-face
  • head-on
  • head-to-head
  • mano a mano
  • one-on-one
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

toe-to-toe

adverb

as in head-to-head
in direct confrontation or competition mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • head-to-head
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • one-on-one
  • head-on
  • mano a mano
  • face-to-face
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