go mano a mano
idiom
: to compete against each other
Tomorrow night the candidates (will) go mano a mano in the first of two debates.
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Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans go mano a mano in the Russo brothers’ globetrotting 2022 espionage thriller.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
The two go mano a mano for the most part, offering a range of subs for different missions, numbers of passengers and seat layouts.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2022
The two will go mano a mano the day after Thanksgiving in the fifth playing of The Match, a 12-hole faceoff at The Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2021
Director Adam Wingard sure does love seeing movie icons go mano a mano.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2021
Then the campaign asked Blanchard to go mano a mano with Donald Trump Jr. on WLUC-TV in Marquette.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2020
So here’s an easy potato salad whose piquancy is assertive enough to go mano a mano with the rich taste of the ribeye, and yet filled with enough indulgent flavors of its own to deserve a place on the plate.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 29 June 2020
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Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
The two go mano a mano for the most part, offering a range of subs for different missions, numbers of passengers and seat layouts.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2022
The two will go mano a mano the day after Thanksgiving in the fifth playing of The Match, a 12-hole faceoff at The Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2021
Director Adam Wingard sure does love seeing movie icons go mano a mano.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2021
Then the campaign asked Blanchard to go mano a mano with Donald Trump Jr. on WLUC-TV in Marquette.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2020
So here’s an easy potato salad whose piquancy is assertive enough to go mano a mano with the rich taste of the ribeye, and yet filled with enough indulgent flavors of its own to deserve a place on the plate.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 29 June 2020
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