英语单词短语词组“go toe to toe”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

go toe to toe

idiom(alsostand toe to toe,be toe to toe)

mainlyUS

to bewillingorabletocompeteorfightwith someone in astrong,forceful,determinedway:

We had a goodcandidatewhostoodtoetotoewith thePresidentandbeathim in threedebates.

They won'tstandtoetotoewith us. They juststrikeandrun.

Shewarned, "If themayorwantsto gotoetotoe, I will gotoetotoewith him."

The twofamiliesormaybetheirlawyersare getting to thepointwhere they aretoetotoe.

mainlyUK

to haveequalorsimilarscores, or to beperformingequallywell in acompetition, so that it is notclearwho willwin:

Thepairwenttoetotoeuntil the third set, when Azarenkasquanderedtwomatchpoints.

One of thegreatfascinations ofcricketis howsubtlythebalanceofpowercanshiftwhenteamsaretoetotoe.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Competing and contending (non-sporting)

be one up onsomeoneidiom
bid
cat
catchup
chancer
close-run
competition
contest
dare
go in forsomething
hyper-competitive
in the gameidiom
intercollegiate
jostle
runners and ridersidiom
showing
slugfest
snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
super-competitive
toe

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Fighting

Competing in sport

Winners & losers

单词	go toe to toe
释义	go toe to toe idiom(alsostand toe to toe,be toe to toe) mainlyUS to bewillingorabletocompeteorfightwith someone in astrong,forceful,determinedway: We had a goodcandidatewhostoodtoetotoewith thePresidentandbeathim in threedebates. They won'tstandtoetotoewith us. They juststrikeandrun. Shewarned, "If themayorwantsto gotoetotoe, I will gotoetotoewith him." The twofamiliesormaybetheirlawyersare getting to thepointwhere they aretoetotoe. mainlyUK to haveequalorsimilarscores, or to beperformingequallywell in acompetition, so that it is notclearwho willwin: Thepairwenttoetotoeuntil the third set, when Azarenkasquanderedtwomatchpoints. One of thegreatfascinations ofcricketis howsubtlythebalanceofpowercanshiftwhenteamsaretoetotoe. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Competing and contending (non-sporting) be one up onsomeoneidiom bid cat catchup chancer close-run competition contest dare go in forsomething hyper-competitive in the gameidiom intercollegiate jostle runners and ridersidiom showing slugfest snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom super-competitive toe See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fighting Competing in sport Winners & losers (Definition ofgo toe to toefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/go-toe-to-toe##
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