What is the function of the と in といきましょう


> 「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」

What is the function of the bold と? Is it short for と言って?




This と is "a quotation-like と" (I don't know the proper name) described in
[this answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/68132/5010). 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.




This と is "a quotation-like と" (I don't know the proper name) described in
[this answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/68132/5010). 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.

