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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Asked what he thought the chances were of success at COP26, the prime minister said it was "about six out of 10, it's nip and tuck, it's touch and go".

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2021

“We’ve been nip and tuck on some things, but we’ve always had the same interest and same goal in mind, and that’s winning,” Millsap said at that time of Snyder.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

The Music Center gets a nip and tuck, and a critic visits a half-empty LACMA.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 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