man-to-man
Speech parts
1. man-to-man - Adjective
2. man-to-man - Adverb
3. man-to-man - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
directly
being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player
forthright and honest
Source: WordNetAlternative names
man to man
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I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.
one-on-one defense
had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life
we must talk man-to-man
At times, SU has abandoned its traditional defense for man-to-man, including batches against Louisville last Sunday.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points, Tre Jones added 19 and No. 7 Duke used its high-intensity man-to-man defense to beat Notre Dame.