von Mann zu Mann
German, prepositional phrase
von Mann zu Mann is a German prepositional phrase meaning “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does von Mann zu Mann mean in English?
prepositional phrase
- 1
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)
Von Mann zu Mann, es wird nicht besser.
- 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see von, Mann, zu.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).