Face off
Face off verb - To engage in a contest.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- demand and face off
- demand and question
- contest and face off
- contest and question
- argument and face off
- argument and question
- oppose and face off
- oppose and question
- challenge and face off
- challenge and question
- dispute and face off
- dispute and question
- investigate and face off
- investigate and question
Both terms in one sentence
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He was trying to stab Captain Marbot with his bayonet, but he was so drunk that he hit Marbot's horse instead, and the horse in question (a ferocious mare called Lisette) bit his face off.
Source: Tear Off Your Face -
The person/team who got the question right picked which of the five arcade games they would face off on.
Source: Series / Starcade - Face Off's debut show had a penalty in the elimination portion: miss a question, and your opponent got a point.
Source: Creator / Greggo
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