head-to-head

  • (s) involving two persons; intimately private
    • a tete-a-tete supper
    • a head-to-head conversation
    tete-a-tete,
  • (r) even or close in a race or competition or comparison
    • the horses ran neck and neck
    • he won nip and tuck
    neck and neck, nip and tuck,
  • (s) inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
    • as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
    • the election was a nip and tuck affair
    neck and neck, nip and tuck,

Synonyms

tete-a-tete neck and neck nip and tuck

Words of close approximity