mano a mano
adverb/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
(especially North American English, from Spanish, informal)- with two people facing each other directly in order to decide an argument or a competition
- It's time to settle this mano a mano.
Word OriginSpanish, literally ‘hand-to-hand’.Want to learn more?
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