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Phrase(s): face-to-face
1. Fig. in person; in the same location. (Said only of people. An adverb.) • Let’s talk about this face-toface. I don’t like talking over the telephone. • Many people prefer to talk face-to-face. 2. Fig. facing one another; in the same location. (Used as an attributive.) • I prefer to have a face-to-face meeting. • They work better on a face-to-face basis.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. In each other's presence, opposite one another; in direct communication. For example, The two chairmen sat face to face, or It's time his parents met the teacher face to face. [Mid-1300s] 2. Confronting each other, as in We were face to face with death during the avalanche. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms