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Nip and tuck

adjective

Inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition. Synonyms: head-to-head, neck and neck. "The election was a nip and tuck affair"

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"Nip and tuck" Quotes from Famous Books

... crowd rose to its feet and gathered around. Tallow Dick came running from the barn. It was biff—biff, and biff again, but not nip and tuck for long. Captain Mayhall closed in. Hence Sturgill struck the earth like a Homeric pine, and the captain's mighty arm played above him and fell, resounding. In three minutes Hence, to the amazement of ...

— Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories • John Fox, Jr.

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