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man-to-man

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man-to-man (mnt-mn)
adj.
1. Marked by forthrightness and honesty: had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life.
2. Sports Of, relating to, or being a system of defense in which a defensive player guards a specific offensive player.

man-to-man
adj
characterized by directness or candour a man-to-man discussion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.man-to-man - forthright and honest; "had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life"
direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
2.man-to-man - being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one defense"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
Adv.1.man-to-man - directly; "we must talk man-to-man"
Translations
man-to-man [ˈmæntəˈmæn]
man-to-man [ˌmæntəˈmæn] adj & advda uomo a uomo
man-to-man [ˌmæntəˈmæn] adj & advda uomo a uomo


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