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man-for-man
adjective[ before noun ], adverb
(alsoman for man)uk /ˌmæn.fəˈmæn/ us /ˌmæn.fɚˈmæn/
man-for-manadjective[before noun], adverb (COMPARISON)
used to compare the strength, abilities, etc. of the people in two groups or teams :
Man-for-man they were better, but England were tighter as a team.
Man for man, they were one of the most effective military units in the war.
The players believe they are man-for-man as good as their opponents.
The army was man-for-man the best the world had ever seen.
There is a debate over which squad is the strongest man-for-man.
When you go through the squads man for man, they don't have that many more great players than the other top teams.
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as againstidiom
balance something against something
comparative
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contrastive
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nonrelative
perspective
relative
relatively
shame
stack
stack up
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