head on

head on idiom
  1. With the face or front first, as in The two bicycles collided head on. [Early 1800s]
  2. In direct conflict, in open opposition, as in They decided to meet the opposition head on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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