eyeball-to-eyeball

adverb or adjective

eye·​ball-to-eye·​ball ˈī-ˌbȯl-tü-ˈī-ˌbȯl 

: face-to-face

Synonyms

• face-to-face
• head-on
• head-to-head
• mano a mano
• one-on-one
• toe-to-toe

Examples of eyeball-to-eyeball in a Sentence

that inexperienced, upstart candidate will be going eyeball-to-eyeball with a senator who's a skilled debater

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above