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mano a mano

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mano a mano

in direct confrontation or competition

  • the two brothers decided to go mano a mano in one final match to determine who was the better tennis player
Synonyms of mano a mano

eyeball-to-eyeball, face-to-face, head-on, head-to-head, one-on-one, toe-to-toe

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