nip and tuck

ADJECTIVE

very close and evenly contested

Synonyms

WEAK

abreast deadlocked drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call

ADVERB

very close and evenly contested

Synonyms

WEAK

abreast deadlocked drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call

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That tie was nip and tuck initially but ignited in the seventh leg when Smith checked out a superb 136 to edge ahead on throw.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

“I was really proud of the way we responded when we got down. It was nip and tuck the whole way.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022

All of this year’s iPhones had a little nip and tuck along the edges.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

Time passes, and even a contemporary classic can use a nip and tuck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2019

"Jack and I had it nip and tuck all the way to the gate, and if he hadn't stumbled over the track he'd have beat me."

From The Crimson Sweater by Barbour, Ralph Henry

nip and tuck

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