staring contest

Noun

Japanese Meaning

にらめっこ：二人の人が互いに目を合わせ、どちらが先に瞬きをするか目線を逸らすかを競うゲーム

At the family reunion, my grandmother surprised everyone by winning a staring contest with my teenage cousin.

親戚の集まりで、祖母は10代のいとことの見つめ合い勝負に勝ち、皆を驚かせた。

Sense（1）

Sense（2）

a confrontation between two parties in which neither side is prepared to back down.

staring contests

（ plural ）