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man-to-man

[ man-tuh-man ]

/ ˈmæn təˈmæn /

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adjective

characterized by directness, openness, etc.; frank and personal: He had a man-to-man talk with his son about sex.

Origin of man-to-man

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby man-to-man

man-of-war, man-of-war bird, man-of-war fish, man-sized, man-tailored, man-to-man, man-to-man defense, man-trap, man-year, man., man. pr.

Example sentences from the Web for man-to-man

On the other hand, the proposition was strictly a man-to-man affair, and Echford Flagg had made relations unendurable.

Joan of Arc of the North Woods |Holman Day
Often he assured me that we were men, face to face; that I was not his Boswell, not his disciple, but a man-to-man friend.

The Hive |Will Levington Comfort
Putting out of your mind all this foolish sex matter—as I have explained my man-to-man theory—will you go with me?

Joan of Arc of the North Woods |Holman Day
It was in Moss's own cramped handwriting, and it was a request for a three o'clock "man-to-man" talk.

The Success Machine |Henry Slesar

He had whipped Brayley in a fair, square, hand-to-hand, man-to-man fight.

Under Handicap |Jackson Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for man-to-man

man-to-man

adjective

characterized by directness or candour a man-to-man discussion