nip and tuck
Adjective
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Adjective
nip and tuck
- (idiomatic) So evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain.
- 1867, C.H. Webb, My Mexican Mines, at Harper's Magazine, page 461 ↗
- It was nip and tuck with me between holding on to my stock and being sold out; but by great industry and prudence I managed to keep a little ahead and my mouth above water.
- 1906, Jack London, Before Adam, chapter 12
- We broke away toward the north, the tribe howling on our track. Across the open spaces we gained, and in the brush they caught up with us, and more than once it was nip and tuck.
- 1951, Howdy Doody's Christmas
- Well, it was nip and tuck, but everything worked out fine. Santa Claus got there in time to bring toys to all the boys and girls.
- 1867, C.H. Webb, My Mexican Mines, at Harper's Magazine, page 461 ↗
nip and tuck
- With the advantage changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available alternatives.
- Italian: testa a testa
- Russian: вро́вень
nip and tuck (plural nip and tucks)
- Minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.
- Italian: ritidectomia, lifting
- Russian: ли́фтинг
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