go eyeball to eyeball with

VERB

take on

Synonyms

WEAK

brave buck call out confront dare defy denounce dispute face-off go one on one with go toe to toe with go up against hang in insist upon investigate invite competition make a stand object to question stand up to throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

WEAK

refuse reject

Example Sentences

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go eyeball to eyeball with

Says one of his top supporters: "If you go eyeball to eyeball with Wilder, you are going to blink first."

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