be nip and tuck

slang To have a very close margin between the competitors in a contest or competition. Primarily heard in US. This race has been nip and tuck, and we won't know who has won until the final vote is counted.

be nip and tuck

(American informal)

if two people who are competing are nip and tuck, they have almost the same number of points and either of them could win There's no saying who's going to win this game. It's been nip and tuck all the way.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leeann	lee-AN	English
Augustin	o-goos-TEN (French)	French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German
Loraine	[lɔ'rein]
Dalal	-	Arabic
Charity	CHER-i-tee, CHAR-i-tee	English
Celino	che-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)