down to the wire
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Etymology edit
From horse racing: approaching the wire that marks the winning line.
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Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective edit
down to the wire (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
- He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrow's due date meant it would be down to the wire.
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down to the wire (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
- He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrow's due date meant it would come down to the wire.
- 2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed.
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at the very end
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