man to man
[ ˌman tə ˈman ]
• in a direct and frank way between two men.
• "he was able to talk man to man with the delegates"
• denoting a defensive tactic in soccer or other sport in which each player is responsible for marking one opponent.
• "the best man-to-man marker in the game"
a man's man
• a man who is more popular and at ease with other men than with women.
• "he looks offended when I tell him he is perceived as a man's man"