nip and tuck

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

From there it was nip and tuck until the death.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2019

But it will be nip and tuck to win even fifth place.

From Guilt of the Brass Thieves by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)