be nip and tuck
be nip and tuck
slang To have a very close margin between the competitors in a contest or competition. This race has been nip and tuck, and we won't know who has won until the final vote is counted. I know it's going to be nip and tuck because all of these guys are top-notch competitors. Wow, that was really nip and tuck! Does anyone know who crossed the finish line first?
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References in classic literature
Even as it was, it would
be nip and tuck as to who came first to her side.
JOE SAYS: Both of these sides were unlucky to get nothing from their opening fixtures and this could
be nip and tuck all the way.
"It's going to
be nip and tuck, and could come down to pressure and experience," Graham said.
"We still have a game in hand over Dunfermline but it is going to
be nip and tuck at the bottom right till the end.
"It will
be nip and tuck, and we will have to take our chances when they come.
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