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mano e mano 

Spanish for "hand-to-hand". Used most commonly for a competition between two people - often in hand to hand combat.

The phrase is often mistakenly thought by English speaking people to mean "man-to-man".
In Spanish bullfights, the two matadors compete mano e mano for the admiration of the audience.
mano e mano by gp26 December 6, 2010