toe-to-toe

toe–to–toe

adverb

Definition of TOE-TO-TOE

in direct confrontation or competition <mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores>

Synonyms eyeball-to-eyeball, face-to-face, head-on, mano a mano, one-on-one, toe-to-toe