| 单词 | eyeball-to-eyeball |
| 释义 | eyeball-to-eyeball[ ahy-bawl-tuh-ahy-bawl, -too- ] / ˈaɪˌbɔl təˈaɪˌbɔl, -tu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eyeball-to-eyeball ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, adverbclose or direct and often hostile; face-to-face: an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation. Origin of eyeball-to-eyeballFirst recorded in 1960–65 Words nearby eyeball-to-eyeballeyas, Eyck, eye, eye appeal, eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, eye bank, eyebar, eye bath, eyebeam, eyeblack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with eyeball-to-eyeballeyeball to eyeball Face to face; especially, about to begin a conflict. For example, We are eyeball to eyeball with the enemy, or In the playoffs we go eyeball to eyeball with the Yankees, or In the first debate our candidate's going eyeball to eyeball with his opponent. This term was originally used only in a military context but later entered civilian language, particularly in political or sports confrontations. [Colloquial; c. 1950] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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