eyeball to eyeball
if two people are eyeball to eyeball, they are directly facing each other, especially in an angry or threatening way

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

eyeball to eyeball
if you are eyeball to eyeball with an enemy or someone that you are arguing with, you deal with them in a direct way.
Troops on the ground are likely to remain eyeball to eyeball for a while yet.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

eyeball-to-eyeball
eyeball to eyeball - if you are eyeball to eyeball with an enemy or someone that you are arguing with, you deal with them in a direct way.
The public wants to see an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the two party leaders.
(always before noun)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

eyeball-to-eyeball
face to face
I had an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter with an angry dog at the park.

I sat eyeball-to-eyeball with our boss during the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲