Head to head
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ǔ n ǎ ozh ē NGT ó u, which means to strive to get ahead; to rise to the top, to get ahead. It comes from Quan Yuan San Qu · Liu Ying Qu · Feng Yue Dan.
The origin of Idioms
"Sanqu of the whole Yuan Dynasty · Liuying Qu · fengyuedan" says: "qiner is fighting with each other to thank the Qinlou Pavilion."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; used in spoken English.
Head to head
grow up from the filthy mud without being polluted - chū chén bù rǎn