| 词汇 | go-toe-to-toe |
| 释义 | go toe to toeidiom(also stand toe to toe, be toe to toe) mainly US to be willing or able to compete or fight with someone in a strong, forceful, determined way: We had a good candidate who stood toe to toe with the President and beat him in three debates. They won't stand toe to toe with us. They just strike and run. She warned, "If the mayor wants to go toe to toe, I will go toe to toe with him." The two families or maybe their lawyers are getting to the point where they are toe to toe. mainly UK to have equal or similar scores, or to be performing equally well in a competition, so that it is not clear who will win: The pair went toe to toe until the third set, when Azarenka squandered two match points. One of the great fascinations of cricket is how subtly the balance of power can shift when teams are toe to toe. Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare get one up on someoneidiom give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something hyper-competitive in competition with someone/something jungle pit sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom showing snap toe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fighting Competing in sport Winners & losers |
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