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Mano a mano

A head-on conflict or direct competition.

📖 Definitions of "Mano a mano"

noun
  1. 1

    A head-on conflict or direct competition.

    "The public debate became a heated mano a mano between the two leading candidates."

adjective
  1. 1

    In close confrontation

    "We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers."

adverb
  1. 1

    Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict.

    "The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano a mano."

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