Mano-a-mano

/mˈɑːnəʊɐmˈɑːnəʊ/

/mˈɑːnoʊɐmˈɑːnoʊ/

Mano-a-mano

a contest or fight between two sides

Examples

1. So these guys are like mano-a-mano.

2. Well, we both made it in before five minutes was up, so mano-a-mano for 10 thousand V-Bucks.

3. In this case, it's you on your own, mano-a-mano with the water trying to kill you.

4. So you see Vanessa actually has, like, a real, like, a mano-a-mano kind of thing with Yvette.