0 to be willing or able to compete or fight with someone in a strong, forceful, determined way:
We had a good candidate who stood toe to toe with the President and beat him in three debates.
They won't stand toe to toe with us. They just strike and run.
She warned, "If the mayor wants to go toe to toe, I will go toe to toe with him."
The two families or maybe their lawyers are getting to the point where they are toe to toe.
The pair went toe to toe until the third set, when Azarenka squandered two match points.
One of the great fascinations of cricket is how subtly the balance of power can shift when teams are toe to toe.
