「うふふ、そうですねぇ、せっかくですから直接対決といきましょう。士織さんもステージで何かやってくださいよぉ」
Hi. What is the function of the bold と? Is it short for と言って?
Thank you.
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2Related? japanese.stackexchange.com/a/34138/9831 – Chocolate♦ Aug 18 '20 at 0:47
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Thank you. I didn’t realize it was essentially the same 「Verb in Dictionary Form + と + する」pattern as was explained in the linked thread. – chino alpha Aug 18 '20 at 12:40
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This と is "a quotation-like と" (I don't know the proper name) described in this question. と is not just for what someone said or thought; it can broadly mark the "content" of an action. The closest English equivalent would be "like ～", but in this case "go head-to-head" might be enough. This ～と行くか is a casual/colloquial expression used when someone has decided to "go for" something. It takes a (non-suru-verb, ordinary) noun.
- さあ、ラストスパートと行くか。
Now, let's go for the last part. - 次は日本酒と行きますか。
Okay, let's try sake next.
Of course と行く can mean "to go with [someone]", too.
- 彼と行きたいです。
I want to go (together) with him.
