toe-to-toe

toe-to-toe

A direct conflict between two people or groups, possibly in close quarters. Adam and Joe are going toe-to-toe out in the schoolyard! I almost got hit with a punch as I walked by! The literary magazine and the science club are going toe-to-toe for extra funding this year.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • go toe-to-toe with (someone)
  • go toe to toe with someone
  • go toe-to-toe
  • go toe to toe
  • stub
  • stub (one's) toe
  • stub (one's) toe on (something)
  • toe
  • stub toe against
  • stub (one's) toe against (something)
References in periodicals archive
"Every loss hurts but I felt we went toe-to-toe with them.
2018 is year of the lion
"We are happy to go toe-to-toe with anyone in the division, especially at our place, I don't think many teams fancy playing us (at the Meadow) because we've got some real energy, some real legs."
Get ready for a 'toe-to-toe' fight, warns Sadler
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Aug 20 ( ANI ): Despite Akshay Kumar starrer 'Gold' surpassing the box office collection of John Abraham's 'Satymeva Jayate' , both the films are going toe-to-toe.
'Gold' surpasses 'Satyameva Jayate' at the box office
The Karate Kid stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka are going toe-to-toe - again - in the forthcoming Cobra Kai TV series.
'Karate Kid' sequel 'Cobra Kai' reignites rivalry
The Liverpool featherweight went toe-to-toe with the Commonwealth champion Jason Cunningham last weekend at the Doncaster Dome.
Carney to return
England, the grand slam champions, are targeting a first victory in the fixture since 2006, a barren spell spanning 12 Tests, and Jones insists that standing toe-to-toe with opponents who view the game as "chess with steroids" is the path to defeat.
Play smart, says Jones; ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA TWICKENHAM 2.30pm
"It's going to be a really good game, two very good sides, two hard-working sides going toe-to-toe and we know what is at stake."
Farrell recovers to face Chiefs; SARACENS v EXETER TWICKENHAM 3pm
| Batman and Superman will go toe-to-toe in the new Dawn of Justice film, out this month
FACTFILE
The South Korean electronics company has gotten embroiled in patent litigation, recently going toe-to-toe with chip manufacturer ...
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Fed up by the taunts he received from Timothy Bradley, the 35-year old Pacquiao has been on berserk mode in his training camp, as he went toe-to-toe with his sparring partners with no plans of holding back.
Boxing News 2014: Pacquiao Knocks Down Sparring-Mate; Gonzalez Sees Stars After Receiving Hard Left
-- Two Missouri students who went toe-to-toe for 66 rounds in the annual Jackson County spelling bee aren't quite finished after event organizers ran out of words for the contest.
Spelling stars exhaust bee's fund of words
Summary: Politicians in Ukraine went toe-to-toe on Tuesday when a brawl broke out over a speech.
Ukrainian politicians fight in parliament
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What happens when a big bank goes toe-to-toe with the credit union?
IC FCU takes a poke
Desert Orchid 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup Racing's grey icon finally laid to rest his Cheltenham hoodoo against all the odds in the mud and snow, slogging it out toe-to-toe with Yahoo in a race voted the greatest by Racing Post readers.
Four previous great racing tearjerkers