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man-to-man Definition

man·-to-man (man′tə man′)

adjective

  1. frank; honest; candid; sincere a man-to-man talk
  2. designating or of a type of defense used in various team sports, in which each defensive player guards a specified offensive player

man-to-man Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • combat: This man-to-man combat between challengers for the favors of a woman usually ended in the symbolic death of an opponent.
  • fighting: That night the Canadian's fought on despite heavy casualties in the man-to-man fighting and eventually captured the German trenches.