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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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“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

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

It was nip and tuck in the final, Robertson getting bogged down with muddled shot selections at times, but he kept himself together tremendously well in the closing stages.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2020

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

"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