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one-on-one
[ wuhn-on-wuhn, -awn- ]
adjective
- consisting of or involving direct individual competition, confrontation, or communication; person-to-person:
a one-on-one discussion.
adverb
- in direct encounter:
I'd rather settle this with her one-on-one.
noun
- a meeting or confrontation between two persons.
one-on-one
adjective
- denoting a relationship or encounter in which someone is involved with only one other person
a one-on-one meeting
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of one-on-one1
Idioms and Phrases
- go one-on-one with, Sports. to play directly against (an opposing player).
More idioms and phrases containing one-on-one
A direct encounter between two persons, especially a conflict, as in The two department heads went one on one regarding shelf space . This slangy expression almost certainly comes from sports. It is commonly used to refer to a two-person basketball game, but is also applied to the interaction of two players on opposing teams in football, soccer, and similar team sports. [c. 1960]Example Sentences
Whitmer said she had intended to have a one-on-one meeting with Trump to ask for aid for recovery efforts for an ice storm in northern Michigan.
It follows a one-on-one meeting between Zelensky and Trump at the Vatican on the sidelines of the Pope's funeral on Saturday.
And, sometimes, teams will surrender and switch, putting players like Gobert on an island against one of the NBA鈥檚 best one-on-one players.
Van Dijk allows Liverpool to play with a high line, and be aggressive in the way they play, because of his speed and strength together with his quality in the air and in one-on-one situations.
Just like that you've decluttered the penalty area and, at the elite level, clearing a path for the goalkeeper and creating simpler one-on-one marking could reduce the chances of conceding.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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