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German
Etymology
Literally, “from man to man”. Compare also man-to-man.
Prepositional phrase
von Mann zu Mann
- (idiomatic) in private and in total honesty (of two men; sometimes used to indicate that the person is familiar with the matter at hand, especially if concerning male topics)
- Synonym: (close) unter vier Augen
Von Mann zu Mann, es wird nicht besser.- To be completely honest, it won't get any better.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see von, Mann, zu.
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