mano a mano
noun[C]
mainlyUSuk/ˌmæn.əʊ ə ˈmæn.əʊ/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ ɑː ˈmɑː.noʊ/abullfight(=fightbetween men andmalecows)in which twopeopleeachfightseveralbulls
格斗（斗牛的一种形式，两名斗牛士分别与多头牛搏斗）acompetition,argument, orfightbetween twopeople:
（两个人之间的）斗争a mano a mano between the twopresidentialcandidates两名总统候选人之间的斗争
Spectacles & performances
- aerobatic
- amateur theater
- balancing act
- bullfight
- bullfighting
- double-header
- minstrel show
- music hall
- non-musical
- one-night stand
- one-person
- rendering
- routine
- spectacle
- spectacular
- street theatre
- stripping
- striptease
- super-spectacle
- supershow
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Arguing & disagreeing
mano a mano
adverb
uk/ˌmæn.əʊ ə ˈmæn.əʊ/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ ɑː ˈmɑː.noʊ/If someone goes mano a mano with someoneelse, theycompete,argue, orfight:
短兵相接（与人对峙、争论或战斗）A loudmouthed woman wasgoingmano a mano with someofficials.一个大嗓门妇女与官员们争吵了起来。
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- toe
- turf war
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Arguing & disagreeing