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View synonyms for man-to-man
man-to-man
[ man-tuh-man ]
adjective
- characterized by directness, openness, etc.; frank and personal:
He had a man-to-man talk with his son about sex.
man-to-man
adjective
- characterized by directness or candour
a man-to-man discussion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of man-to-man1
First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences
In a man-to-man duel he had an excellent chance of survival.
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It was all very simple, this man-to-man system of traffic, but no one took it lightly or in the spirit of jest.
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He had whipped Brayley in a fair, square, hand-to-hand, man-to-man fight.
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Often he assured me that we were men, face to face; that I was not his Boswell, not his disciple, but a man-to-man friend.
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Captain Immelman: I challenge you to a man-to-man fight to take place this afternoon at two o'clock.
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