toe to toe

Definition

Definition of toe to toe - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

conflictin direct opposition or conflict

The rivals went toe to toe in the debate.

head to head

confrontationstanding directly facing each other

The boxers stood toe to toe in the ring.

face-to-face

head-to-head

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Expressions with toe

toe cheese

cheesy substance found between toes

He cleaned the toe cheese from between his toes.

toe out

have toes point away from each other

When standing, some people naturally toe out.

toe tag

identifying label on a deceased person's toe

The detective checked the toe tag for identification.

head to toe

adv.

completely covering or affecting the whole body

She was dressed in red from head to toe.

put one's toe in the water

try something cautiously before fully committing

She decided to put her toe in the water before joining the new project.

dip one's toe in

start something new carefully and slowly

She decided to dip her toe in the art world.

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flat out

adj.

body position

lying fully stretched on a surface from head to toe

from the rooter to the tooter

adv.

completeness

completely from top to bottom or head to toe

half sole

shoe repair

part of a shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe

paronychia

tissue infection

infection in tissues next to a nail on a finger or toe

roll step

dance

step in dance where the foot rolls from heel to toe

stubbing

adj.

toe injury

causing a toe to be hit or struck

toehook

clothing

hook used to secure the toe of a shoe

Examples of toe to toe in a sentence

They argued toe to toe over the policy changes.
The rivals went toe to toe in the debate.
The teams stood toe to toe on the field.

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French:face à face, ...
German:Kopf an Kopf, von Angesicht zu Angesicht, ...
Italian:faccia a faccia, ...
Spanish:cara a cara, ...
Portuguese:cara a cara, ...
Chinese:针锋相对, ...
Japanese:直接対立して, 向かい合って, ...
Arabic:فِي مُوَاجَهَة مُبَاشِرَة, وَجْهًا لِوَجْهٍ مُبَاشَرَةً, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ בְּרֹאשׁ, פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים, ...
Russian:лицом к лицу, ...
Ukrainian:лицем до лиця, ...
Hindi:आमने-सामने, सामना करते हुए, ...
Bengali:মুখোমুখি, মুখোমুখি দাঁড়ানো, ...
Catalan:cara a cara, front a front, ...
Czech:tváří v tvář, čelem k sobě, ...
Danish:i direkte konfrontation, direkte overfor, ...
Dutch:oog in oog, tegenover elkaar, ...
Greek:αντιμέτωπα, αντιμέτωποι, ...
Hungarian:szemtől szemben, egymással szemben, ...
Khmer:ប្រឈមមុខដាក់គ្នា, ប្រឈមមុខគ្នា, ...
Korean:정면으로 맞서다, 서로 마주 보고, ...
Persian:رو در رو, رو به روی یکدیگر, ...
Polish:w bezpośrednim starciu, oko w oko, ...
Portuguese (BR):cara a cara, ...
Romanian:față în față, nas în nas, ...
Swedish:i klinch, ...
Thai:เผชิญหน้ากัน, ยืนประจันหน้า, ...
Turkish:karşı karşıya, ...
Vietnamese:đối đầu trực diện, đối diện trực tiếp, ...

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