neck and neck
Very close in progress, as in a race or a contestVery close in progress, as in a race or a contest.
» The horses are coming down the track and it's neck and neck.
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1 senses(idiomatic)Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest.
The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election.
Kopf an Kopf
ноздря́ в ноздрюnozdrjá v nozdrju, вро́веньvróvenʹ
Examples
6 sentencesThe horses are coming down the track and it's neck and neck.
The two candidates are neck and neck.
ruДва кандидата идут ноздря в ноздрю. — marafon
deDie beiden Kandidaten liefern sich ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary were neck and neck.
ruТом и Мэри шли ноздря в ноздрю. — marafon
You can get "tech neck" from holding the neck at a 45 degree angle.
They were neck-and-neck until the final sprint.
Translations
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Origin
Figurative, from the image of competing horses abreast in a horse race who are so even (heFigurative, 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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