head-to-head

head to head

Describing a one-on-one matchup or comparison. When looked at head to head, these two players really bring similar defensive abilities to our team. I'm going head to head against last year's spelling bee champion, of course I'm nervous! I'm looking at the two job offers head to head, and I still can't make a decision!

head-to-head

If people or groups have head-to-head talks or meetings, they meet to discuss the subjects they disagree about. They have just begun a third session of head to head talks which are expected to last until late afternoon. Note: If you talk head-to-head with someone, you talk to them directly. The photo showed the two leaders talking head-to-head. Note: A head-to-head is a discussion or argument. Next time you have a head-to-head with someone in authority, watch your language. Compare with go head to head.

(go) head-to-ˈhead (with somebody)

(deal with somebody) in a very direct and determined way, especially in a competition between two people, organizations, etc: They are set to meet head-to-head in next week’s final.

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as playing closely or reading bedtime stories also generate head-to-head contact.

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Australia will play head-to-head series against both the West Indies and Pakistan in the summer of 2009-10, but could revert to a triangular series in 2010-11 when England next tours.

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Sudbury is linked to North Bay by a fibre-optic cable, and the two will soon be linked by another cable to Toronto and Barrie, the third centre in which Gateway will go head-to-head with Bell Canada as a local service provider.

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Furthermore, a late August Rasmussen poll showed him within 1 percent of President Obama in a head-to-head matchup.

Ron Paul Bests Obama in Latest Poll

22 December 2011 - Belgian UCB (EBR:UCB) said on Wednesday it had initiated a head-to-head trial to assess the short- and long-term efficacy of Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) plus methotrexate (MTX) compared with that of Humira (adalimumab) plus MTX in the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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And earlier this year in a survey by CNN, he did the best out of the other Republicans put up against Obama in a head-to-head poll.

Ron Paul Most Competitive Against Obama in Latest Poll

It was fair and a good choice for the committee to use head-to-head competition,'' Poly coach Jim Ikeda said.

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Players can play in single player mode or go head-to-head against a friend on the same console.

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Head-to-head competition wasn't an ally to the Chatsworth High girls' volleyball team Thursday, when the Los Angeles City Section playoff pairings were announced at Hamilton High.

CHATSWORTH DOWN IN VOLLEYBALL DRAW

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The game is at its best when revenge spices up such head-to-head play.

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Rock/USA features top competitors from all classes competing head-to-head in the weekend event in the rocky terrain outside of Prescott, Arizona.

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The evidence began trickling in two years ago when the AFC posted a 32-28 record in head-to-head regular-season games against the NFC.

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Abraxis to Initiate Worldwide Head-to-Head Phase III Registration Trial Comparing ABRAXANE versus Taxotere in First-Line Metastatic Breast Cancer

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How has the City Section fared head-to-head against the Southern Section in football this year?