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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: head on

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Instead, confidently tackle the problem head on.

I saw the quote in a book. I guess 'head on' might be used as 'in front'. If so, 'head on' must be 'an adverb', but I couln't find 'head' or 'head on' as 'an adverb' in English dictionary.

As a result, I think that the above quote is not correct. But I'm not sure.
Could you let me know if it is correct and it's a frequently used expression among natives?

Thanks.

LucentShade

Joined: 30 Dec 2003
Posts: 542
Location: Nebraska, USA

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject:

The quote is correct. In that sentence, "head on" = "directly." It is a common expression.

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