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one-on-one

[ wuhn-on-wuhn, -awn- ]

adjective

  1. consisting of or involving direct individual competition, confrontation, or communication; person-to-person:

    a one-on-one discussion.



adverb

  1. in direct encounter:

    I'd rather settle this with her one-on-one.

noun

  1. a meeting or confrontation between two persons.

one-on-one

adjective

  1. denoting a relationship or encounter in which someone is involved with only one other person

    a one-on-one meeting

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of one-on-one1

An Americanism dating back to 1965鈥70
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. 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]
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Example Sentences

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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.

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It follows a one-on-one meeting between Zelensky and Trump at the Vatican on the sidelines of the Pope's funeral on Saturday.

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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.

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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.

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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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