nip and tuck

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a nip and (a) tuck

1. a medical operation to improve the appearance of your face. I don't think you could look like that at her age without a little nip and tuck.

2. small changes or reductions made in order to improve something. A nip and a tuck in their household budget would give them the extra money they need.

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Even as it was, it would be nip and tuck as to who came first to her side. Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context It was nip and tuck across to the Contra Costa Hills, neither of us seeming to gain or to lose. Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context More results

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