what's that mean? "mano a mano"
I watched a reality show in which a girl who was beaten by her boyfriend. And the police officer asked that girl " What kind of fight? Mano a mano ? " What's it mean?

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what's that mean? "mano a mano"
I watched a reality show in which a girl who was beaten by her boyfriend. And the police officer asked that girl " What kind of fight? Mano a mano ? "  What's it mean?

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It comes from the Spanish for, 'hand to hand.' It is used to mean a fight on equal footing where neither participant is at a clear advantage. So in this context the officer is asking whether they got into a fight and were hurting one another or whether she was simply being beaten up by a much stronger, abusive boyfriend.

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Hand to Hand. Hand to hand contact