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Neck and neck

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Adjective
  1. 1
    inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    even or close in a race or competition or comparison wordnet
Phrase
  1. 1
    Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest. idiomatic

    "The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election."

Etymology

Figurative, 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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