The police are trying to tackle car crime head-on.head-onˌhead-ˈon adverb 
The police are trying to tackle car crime head-on.3if two people or teams meet head-on in an argument, competition etc, they compete against each other and try to win in a very determined way—head-on adjective: a head-on collision
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Even companies that had family policies did not address the ethical issues head-on.
- On Christmas Day, he met the opposition head-on.
- The amalgamation has also helped Marsden tackle head-on the problem of cutting internal overheads.
- The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
- They are being tackled head-on both in the popular press and Communist Party theoretical journals.
- They flow around events rather than meeting them head-on.
- This was a very different impact, head-on against all but stationary horsemen, solid in their ranks and having seen the approach.
- We are conscious of the issue and we have developed policies which address it head-on.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The police are trying to tackle car crime head-on. a head-on collisionCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
The police are trying to tackle car crime head-on. a head-on collision· The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.· Shortly after the £5 million junction was opened, two trains collided head-on killing four people and injuring 22.
· They are being tackled head-on both in the popular press and Communist Party theoretical journals.· The amalgamation has also helped Marsden tackle head-on the problem of cutting internal overheads.· The problem of business managers pursuing their own ends while shareholders foot the bill is tackled head-on.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1crash/collide/smash etc head-on if two vehicles crash etc head-on, the front part of one vehicle hits the front part of the other2if someone deals with a problem head-on, they do not try to avoid it, but deal with it in a direct and determined wayface/tackle/meet something head-on- But that image collided head-on with life last month.
- He and Carter were doomed to collide head-on.
- Shortly after the £5 million junction was opened, two trains collided head-on killing four people and injuring 22.
- The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
- They can collide head-on with what we believe to be right.
The police are trying to tackle car crime head-on.3if two people or teams meet head-on in an argument, competition etc, they compete against each other and try to win in a very determined way—head-on adjective: a head-on collision