neck and neck

短语

英文释义

短语
  1. Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest. idiomatic
    — The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election.

词形变化

neck-and-neck alternative neck in neck alternative

词源

Figurative, from the image of competing horses abreast in a horse race who are so even (headed for a tie) that their necks are side-by-side.
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