go mano a mano
Definition of go mano a mano
: to compete against each other Tomorrow night the candidates (will) go mano a mano in the first of two debates.
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: to move on a course : proceed — compare stop
: to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart
: to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure
: the act or manner of going
: the height of fashion : rage
: an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence
: functioning properly : being in good and ready condition
: a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board
: a stone used as the upper millstone for grinding foods (such as corn) by hand in a metate
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