toe-to-toe

toe-to-toe Definition

☆ toe·-to-toe (tō′tə tō′)

adverb, adjective

in close and direct confrontation, competition, etc. going toe-to-toe with one's critics, toe-to-toe combat

toe-to-toe Usage Examples

Converse of object

stand: But what makes Candy so good in the film is that he stands toe-to-toe with veteran actress O'Hara and doesn't flinch.
go: Go toe-to-toe with will achieve its anxious to tell.

Preposition: with

anything: This woman can go toe-to-toe with anything Tarantino can conjure up and still come out kicking some serious ass.

Modifies a noun

confrontation: Yes, he has his Kevin moments, but not the nose-to-nose, toe-to-toe confrontation his teacher described.
fight: The Irish " final " was a toe-to-toe fight from start to finish.

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