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

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

“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

“Guess it will be nip and tuck if he gets through at all,” said Bob, anxiously.

From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen

nip and tuck

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