head to head
/ˌhɛdtəˈhɛd/
adverb
- In direct competition or confrontation with someone or something.
- The two teams will go head-to-head in the championship game.
- They debated head-to-head for over an hour on live TV.
- The companies competed head-to-head for the same customers.
noun
- A direct competition or confrontation between two people or groups.
- In a head-to-head, she always beats her brother at chess.
- The head-to-head between the two singers was the highlight of the show.
- The political head-to-head lasted three hours.
Synonyms
adjective
- Involving direct competition between two people or groups.
- They had a head-to-head meeting to settle the dispute.
- It was a head-to-head battle for the top prize.
- The head-to-head matchup drew a huge audience.