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go toe to toe
idiom(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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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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