go toe-to-toe

go toe-to-toe

To engage in direct conflict (with someone or each other), 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. You stole the captain of the football team's girlfriend, and you're surprised he's ready to go toe-to-toe with you?

See also: go

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go toe to ˈtoe

(American English) fight or compete with somebody directly: I am not sure we could go toe to toe with them and win.

See also: go, to, toe

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