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Definition of "toe-to-toe" []

  • Positioned facing another, with the toes touching (adjective)
  • Against, in opposition. (adjective)

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Use "toe-to-toe" in a sentence
  • "He had used his procedural mastery to humiliate them on the Senate floor, and they were afraid to go toe-to-toe with him."
  • "Could Thurman go toe-to-toe with Blackbeard and win?"
  • "Though she's gone toe-to-toe with Storybrooke's mayor Regina, who adopted Henry Jared Gilmore, the son Emma gave up for adoption 10 years ago, she'll have to face the ultimate antagonist of the story: Regina's fairytale counterpart, The Evil Queen."