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toe–to–toe
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toe–to–toe
(adverb)
toe–to–toe
adverb
toe–to–toe
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of TOE–TO–TOE
informal
—
used to describe a fight in which two people stand close together facing each other
They fought each other
toe-to-toe
.
He
went toe-to-toe
(in a fight) with the schoolyard bully.
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sometimes used figuratively
They
went toe-to-toe
[=competed against each other in a very exciting way] for 18 holes of golf.
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— toe–to–toe
adjective
a
toe-to-toe
competition
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