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down–to–the–wire
adjective
Definition of DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE
: full of suspense; especially : unsettled until the very end
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First Known Use of DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE
1952
Related to DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE
- Synonyms
- down-to-the-wire, hairbreadth, narrow, neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight
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