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idiomsth comes/goes/gets (right) down to the wire AmEAmETime/have timespoken used in order to say that the time when a plan, activity, job etc is supposed to end is very close:It's coming right down to the wire and Sylvia's a little disorganized, so everyone's worried we won't be ready.The negotiations went right down to the wire but we reached an agreement just before the deadline.down-to-the-wire: The 49ers won a down-to-the-wire 14-10 victory over Phoenix yesterday.
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