head-to-head
adjective/ˌhed tə ˈhed/
/ˌhed tə ˈhed/
(also toe-to-toe)
[only before noun]- in which two people or groups face each other directly in order to decide the result of a competition or an argument
- a head-to-head battle/clash/contest
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHead-to-head is used with these nouns:- competition
- contest
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