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nip and tuck

adjective as in very close and evenly contested

adverb as in very close and evenly contested

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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.

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It's been, as you might have expected, nip and tuck.

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It will be nip and tuck all the way, a couple of heavyweights slugging it out right until the final round, when we will find out who the last team standing is.

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

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They forget you just need a little nip and tuck here and there to have it fit your body the way it should feel on you.

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