单词 | neck and neck |
释义 | neck and neckSEE SYNONYMS FOR neck and neck ON THESAURUS.COM So close that the advantage or lead shifts from one to the other or is virtually indistinguishable, as in The two are neck and neck in developing a new operating system for the computer. The term comes from horse racing, where the necks of two horses in competition appear to be side by side. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see nip and tuck. Words nearby neck and neckNecessity is the mother of invention, Nechako, Neches, Necho, neck, neck and neck, Neckar, neckband, neckcloth, necked, Necker The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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