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neck-and-neck

neck-and-neck is the alternative form of neck and neck.

Meaning of neck and neck

Phrase

neck and neck

  1. (idiomatic) Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest.
    • The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election.
    Synonyms:
    nip and tuck

Questions about neck-and-neck

What is neck-and-neck the alternative form of?
Neck-and-neck is the alternative form of neck and neck.

Words near neck-and-neck in the dictionary

  1. neck up
  2. neck verse
  3. neck verses
  4. neck yoke
  5. neck yokes
  6. neck-and-neck
  7. neck-brace
  8. neck-braces
  9. neck-cloth
  10. neck-cloths
  11. neck-deep

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