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[Adjective] | "down-to-the-wire" | \ ˈdau̇n-tə-ṯhə-ˈwī(-ə)r \
1: full of suspense; especially : unsettled until the very end
Origin: 1930 ;
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[Noun] | "the wire"
1: a thin piece of string that the winner of a race breaks through at the end of the race —often used figuratively
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[Adjective] | "down-to-the-wire"
1: showing little difference in the standing of the competitors;
* e.g., " ... a down-to-the-wire contest for the pennant "
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# 1 - { Down To The Wire:908573 }
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[ "Down To The Wire" ]
1: The point in a game or competition where there is minutes to go with the score tied (ex. hockey) or both players one point away from victory (ex. ping pong)
* e.g., ... >>With one minute to go, this game is down to the wire.
# 2 - { Down to the Wire:7902530 }
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[ "Down to the Wire" ]
1: Everything is ready to be finished, but everyone is waiting on the phone company to show up and pull their dman wire into the building... thus it is "Down to the Wire"
* e.g., ... Hey, I know we are supposed to be done so you can turn this project over... But it is "Down to the Wire".... Talk to Verizon about it.
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