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单词 down to the wire
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down to the wire

idiom
until the lastmomentthat it ispossibleto do something:
直到最后一刻
Ithinktheelectionwillgorightdown to thewire(= bewonat the lastmoment).我认为选举结果要到最后一刻才会见分晓。
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(Definition ofdown to the wirefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

down to the wire| American Dictionary

down to the wire

idiom
having aresultthat is notknownuntil the end:
Ithinktheelectionwill gorightdown to thewire.
(Definition ofdown to the wirefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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down to the wire
We always knew that we would be going rightdowntothewireon this.
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While their two previous matchups wentdowntothewire, the result of this particular game was never in doubt.
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Anyone could have won as it wentdowntothewire.
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As with the rest of my life, it all camedowntothewire.
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With a home crowd behind them, the game camedowntothewire, and was tied at the end of regulation.
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Both games in 2006 were tight contests that camedowntothewire.
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The title fight again wentdowntothewire.
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He publicly predicted that the race would comedowntothewire.
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And the game would godowntothewire.
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They're comingdowntothewire.
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