neck and neck

[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal in a race or contest; abreast; tied.

* /At the end of the race the two horses were neck and neck./

* /For months John and Harry seemed to be neck and neck in Alice's favor./

Compare: NIP AND TUCK.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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