| 单词 | man-to-man |
| 释义 | man-to-man (once / 29923 pages) adjadv Something man-to-man is straightforward and personal. If your dad has something very important to tell you, he might sit you down for a man-to-man conversation. You could also describe a man-to-man talk as being "one-on-one" or even "woman-to-woman," since man-to-man obviously excludes anyone who's not male. The term has an implication of extreme honesty: "It might hurt your feelings, but I think it's time for a man-to-man chat about your grades." You can also use man-to-man to mean "player to player," a common sports defense strategy in which every player guards one specific opponent. WORD FAMILYman-to-man USAGE EXAMPLES“He is really soft. He’s supposed to be a lockdown corner but you can’t even play man-to-man.” Washington Times(Nov 24, 2016) Nevertheless, he hopes to get the islands back in a naked man-to-man session with the Russian president in a hot spring in his home prefecture. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) The Rams are playing man-to-man with one safety over the top on this play. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj forthright and honest had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life Syn direct straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action 2adj being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player Syn one-on-one individual, single being or characteristic of a single thing or person 3adv directly we must talk man-to-man |
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