nip and tuck
nip and tuck · more nip and tuck · most nip and tuck
вровень, плечом к плечу, ноздря в ноздрю
With the advantage of changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available…With the advantage of changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available alternatives.
Meaning
1 sensesWith the advantage of changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available alternatives.
вро́веньvróvenʹ, плечо́м к плечу́plečóm k plečú, ноздря́ в ноздрю́nozdrjá v nozdrjú
More definitions
- even or close in a race or competition or comparison
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
evenly matched with vacillating advantage:
Origin
Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.
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Forms
more nip and tuck, most nip and tuck| Comparative | more nip and tuck Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most nip and tuck |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- even or close in a race or competition or comparison:neck and neckhead-to-head
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
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