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We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.
Dean Rusk

Meaning of "eyeball-to-eyeball" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL

eyeball-to-eyeball  [ˌaɪbɔːltəˈaɪbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eyeball-To-Eyeball is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eyeball-to-eyeball in the English dictionary

The definition of eyeball-to-eyeball in the dictionary is face-to-face.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL


ball
bɔːl
baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
gumball
ˈɡʌmbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
hardball
ˈhɑːdbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
puffball
ˈpʌfˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL

eye-catching
eye-level grill
eye-opener
eye-popping
eye-watering
eyeable
eyeball
eyeball to eyeball
eyebank
eyebar
eyebath
eyebeam
eyeblack
eyeblink
eyebolt
eyebright
eyebrow
eyebrow pencil
eyebrow tweezers
eyebrowless

WORDS THAT END LIKE EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL

American football
crystal ball
eyeball to eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
golf ball
greaseball
iceball
knuckleball
league football
no-ball
on the ball
paddleball
play-the-ball
sandlot baseball
sleazeball
slimeball
Swiss ball
tennis ball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of eyeball-to-eyeball in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «eyeball-to-eyeball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL

Find out the translation of eyeball-to-eyeball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eyeball-to-eyeball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eyeball-to-eyeball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼球对眼球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

globo ocular - a - globo ocular
570 millions of speakers

English

eyeball-to-eyeball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेत्रगोलक करने वाली नेत्रगोलक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- مقلة العين ل مقلة العين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глазного яблока к глазному яблоку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

globo ocular -a- olho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামনা-সামনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

globe oculaire à globe oculaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bola mata-ke-mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Augapfel -to- Augapfel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼球ツー眼球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안구 - 투 - 안구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eyeball-to-eyeball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhãn cầu để nhãn cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண் விழி முதல் கண் விழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोळसंदर्भापासून ते डोबाबॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eyeball-to-göz küresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bulbo oculare - to- bulbo oculare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gałki ocznej do gałki ocznej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очного яблука до очному яблуку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

globul ocular - a - globul ocular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βολβό του ματιού -to - βολβό του ματιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oogbal -tot- oogbol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ögongloben till ögongloben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øyeeple til øyeeple
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eyeball-to-eyeball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL»

The term «eyeball-to-eyeball» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eyeball-to-eyeball

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2 QUOTES WITH «EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eyeball-to-eyeball.
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Andrea Mackris
We had an eyeball-to-eyeball agreement at a restaurant before I came back that, if I came back, he would never talk to me that way again or I was simply saying no.
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Dean Rusk
We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL»

Discover the use of eyeball-to-eyeball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eyeball-to-eyeball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Speaking to groups: eyeball to eyeball
Presents a step-by-step plan to becoming a better speaker in public, with and emphasis on audience, persuasion, and delivery
James B. Anderson, 1989
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Eyeball to Eyeball: The Inside Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis
This definitive eyewitness account of the crisis that brought the U.S. and Cuba to the brink of nuclear war--updated in a new paperback edition.
Dino A. Brugioni, Robert F. McCort, 1993
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Eyeball to Eyeball: The Inside Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Dino A. Brugioni Random House, 1992 662 pages; $35.00 RICHARD NED LEBOW Dino Brugioni, a retired career intelligence official, was intimately involved in the founding ...
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One World Divisible: A Global History Since 1945
... gap" mattered as much as the "missile gap."2 In the Khmshchev era, the competition between the two systems reached a climax vvith the space race and the crisis over Cuba. I66 CHAPTER 6: Eyeball to Eyeball, Shoulder to Shoulder.
David Reynolds, 2001
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Safire's Political Dictionary
230 eyeball to eyeball nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists .” That letter was dated April 16, 1963, more than a year before the GOP convention in San Francisco. What would the reaction have been if Goldwater had cited ...
William Safire, 2008
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America - The Last Best Hope: From the Age of Discovery to a ...
As Secretary of State Dean Rusk put it, “we were eyeball to eyeball and the other guy just blinked.”37But Rusk's comment was delivered on background. Kennedy ordered no public gloating over Khrushchev's apparent humiliation. Nor did JFK ...
William J. Bennett, 2007
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An International History of the Cuban Missile Crisis: A ...
57 Brugioni, Eyeball to Eyeball, pp. 208–9; Hughes and Clift, 'The San Cristobal Trapezoid', Studies in Intelligence, 44/4 (2000) 154. 58 Brugioni, Eyeball to Eyeball, p. 209; Hughes and Clift, 'The San Cristobal Trapezoid', pp. 154–5.
David Gioe, Len Scott, Christopher Andrew, 2014
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Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence Failure at ...
Promoting the illusion, the troops that were called up for the Cuban expedition were told only 137. Brugioni, Eyeball to Eyeball, pp. 157—158. 138. Ibid., p. that they were going to a cold region. Hansen, “Soviet Deception in the Cuban Missile  ...
Milo Jones, Philippe Silberzahn, 2013
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One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture
Dino A. Brugioni, Eyeball to Eyeball:The Inside Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis ( New York: Random House, 1991), 323; Thomas J. Kerr, Civil Defense in the U.S.: Bandaidfor a Holocaust? (Boulder: Westview, 1983), 125-26. 37. Brugioni ...
Kenneth D. Rose, 2004
10
Letters to Karen: A Father's Advice On Keeping Love in Marriage
My dear Karen, “Eyeball-to-eyeball” is the shortened version of what your mother and I call: “Our seven official rules for a good, clean fight.” The “oneing” of two hearts calls for much billing and cooing. But if you are wise, you will get ready for  ...
Charlie W. Shedd, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eyeball-to-eyeball is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gene Collier: Pirates series against the Cardinals sure to be a good …
... by these Pirates, who've been every bit as good and perhaps better since the last time they went eyeball-to-eyeball nearly two months ago. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Iranians are revealing their eagerness for a deal—and it all comes …
Meanwhile, the unblinking prime players are eyeball-to-eyeball, watching for an opponent's failing nerve, with both sides saying they will never ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
3
A New Page in Relations
... of its foreign policy planks which did not favour African countries and in so doing putting ordinary citizens eyeball-to-eyeball with the French. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Closer Look: Despite budget deadlock, there are ways out
Bruce Rauner and legislative Democrats stand eyeball-to-eyeball in negotiations over a new budget, neither is likely to submit, forcing the state ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
5
Despite budget deadlock, there are ways out for Illinois lawmakers …
Bruce Rauner and legislative Democrats stand eyeball-to-eyeball in negotiations over a new budget, neither is likely to submit, forcing the state ... «Northwest Herald, Jul 15»
6
Greek referendum: Germany says it won't leave Greece in the lurch
After more than five months of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between Alexis Tsipras's radical left-led government and Greece's creditors, and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Eddie Conway Talks Activism and Shares His Life Story With Seniors
But I believe in eyeball-to-eyeball, you know, face to face. CONWAY: If you go on the Real News, and you punch in Freddie Gray, you'll see ... «The Real News Network, Jul 15»
8
First visit to the unknown world of Pluto
Both worlds rotate, too, so that just one hemisphere of each always faces the other, eyeball-to-eyeball. A few other tiny moons are there too, ... «Almanac Weekly, Jul 15»
9
County Commission Unites Across Party Lines to Challenge …
It was an eyeball-to-eyeball power struggle, pure and simple, and, though both sides gave a little, at the end it was the Mayor's reps who may ... «Memphis Flyer, Jul 15»
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Academic says what the West is demanding from Iran is 'Additional …
... capitals are diametrically opposed to each other and one doesn't know which side will blink first in this 'eyeball-to-eyeball' confrontation.” «Tehran Times, Jul 15»

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