toe-to-toe

1. 1.

   in close combat or at close quarters

   “they fought toe-to-toe for the nomination”

Questions about toe-to-toe

What does toe-to-toe mean?

toe-to-toe means "in close combat or at close quarters".

How many syllables are in toe-to-toe?

toe-to-toe has 4 syllables: to-e--to--toe. The stress falls on "e-".

Is toe-to-toe a common word?

toe-to-toe is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.