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单词 close-run thing
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close-run thing
Of a race or contest: won by a very small margin; involving evenly matched opponents. Frequently in close-run thing. Cf. run adj. 9.
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society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > types of competition
drawn1610
indifferent?1611
cut-throat?a1625
equal1653
runaway1797
close-run1813
neck and neck1828
tight1828
dog-eat-dog1872
winner-take(s)-all1969
two-horse1976
society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of
maiden1598
well-run1601
unequal1654
well contested1722
returned1758
friendly1780
close-run1813
foursome1814
lightweight1823
tight1828
side1829
one-sided1839
scratch1851
international1859
all-comers1860
scrub1867
pointless1876
scoreless1885
replayed1886
peg-down1887
all-star1889
stiff1890
varsity1891
postseason1893
knock-out1896
best-of-(a specified odd number)1897
seeded1901
junior varsity1902
Simon Pure1905
pegged-down1908
JV1923
zero-sum1944
tie-breaking1970
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [adjective] > types of race
well-run1601
unpaced1636
all-age1806
close-run1813
level1826
long distance1826
handicapped1828
neck and neck1828
timed1839
point-to-point1875
side by side1881
middle distance1886
paced1899
two-horse1976
1813 F. S. Larpent Jrnl. 24 Aug. (1853) II. 71 Why, at one time it was rather alarming, certainly, and it was a close run thing.
1844 Times 11 Aug. 8/5 A close-run race, won by a head.
1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House ii. iii. 235 It was to be a narrow thing, a close-run thing. The addresses of the candidates showed as much.
1941 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 14 Apr. 7/1 Milk River..won this event after stiff competition in a close run contest.
2006 Observer (Nexis) 22 Oct. (Business section) 2 It is understood that at least 30 Labour MPs could vote with the Tories and Liberal Democrats, so campaigners believe it could be a close-run thing.
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