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Today's Idiom = "Down To The Wire"

Down To The Wire ( the winner will be determined at the last instant ... )

"down to the wire"

The "wire" is an analogy for the finish line. The first person to cross the finish line is the winner. When a race is very close it is not clear who the winner is until they "cross the wire." A contest goes "down to the wire" when it comes right down to the finish line before the winner can be determined.

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