down to the wire イディオム

down to the wire

to the last minute, near the end The first two games went down to the wire - very close scores.

down to the wire|down|wire

adj., slang 1. Running out of time, nearing a deadline. Bob is down to the wire on his project. 2. Being financially almost broke, being very low on cash or other funds. We can't afford going to a restaurant tonight we're really down to the wire!

be down to the wire

To be changing until the aftermost accessible second. Negotiations are down to the wire, and I'm afraid we won't accede on a new arrangement by the deadline.Learn more: down, wire

down to the wire

Until the aftermost accessible second. Negotiations went down to the wire, but we did in actuality accede on a new arrangement by the deadline.Learn more: down, wire

*down-to-the-wire

Fig. cat-and-mouse until the actual aftermost moment; appropriate up to the deadline. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) It came down-to-the-wire afore I angry the angle in. We went appropriate down-to-the-wire on that one.

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