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eye-to-eye

Adverb CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Facing the person under discussion.

Equivalents

Македонскиво четири очи
Polskioko w oko
1 more languages
Türkçegöz göze

Examples

“So in time Mother learned to perceive me through the mirror. Even to smile at me. (Not eye-to-eye! Never.)”
There seemed to be a tacit understanding that the prisoners and the unit supervisor should not look at one another...at least not eye-to-eye.”
But it does find these two adversaries speaking face to face, if not eye to eye, about the kinds of labor issues that don't often make it to the multiplex.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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