neck and neck | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Verycloseinprogress, as in araceor acontest.Synonym:nip and tuckThe polls suggest that the candidates wereneck and neckin the election.1779, Charles Macklin,Love à-la-mode, etc., page20:It lay between me and Dick Riot madam; we wereneck and neckfor three miles, as hard as we could lay leg to ground, and running every inch, but at the first, I felt for him, found I had the foot[…]1825November, “Sporting Intelligence”, inSporting Magazine, volume17, number98, page45:Mr. Prendergast's Rainbow filly, watched closely by Paul Jones, took the lead, and they ran almostneck and neckuntil near the cords, when Paul Jones made a rush, and came home by a length.1944May and June, “Notes and News: Express Travel on Slow Lines”, inRailway Magazine, page184:[...] Mr. M. N. Rollason points out that on four-track lines on which the fast lines, in the centre, are flanked by the slow lines, and running at speed is permissible on all four, the traveller can enjoy some quite exciting experiences when trains are doing a "neck-and-neck" on adjacent lines.1960July,Trains Illustrated, page 410, photo caption:Passing Iver, W.R.4-6-0No. 1012County of Denbighon the up "Capitals United Express" runsneck-and-neckwith a parcels train headed by 4-6-0 No. 6821Leaton Grange.

Examples:

EN: 'But Joe's pulling up alongside Arnold and fighting it out! ' 'They're neck and neck.
ES: Cualquiera de los dos puede ganar la carrera.
EN: 'Which Joe is gambling on it's lasting till the finish.' 'They're still fighting, neck and neck! '
ES: Siguen compitiendo, no sabemos si la rueda va a resistir hasta el final
EN: The three horses neck and neck.
ES: Los tres caballos están cuello y cuello.
EN: They're neck and neck!
ES: Están cabezaa cabeza.
EN: Avalanche is neck and neck with Stardust!
ES: ¡Avalanche está a la par con Stardust!
EN: They're fighting it out neck and neck.
ES: Es una pelea reñida.
EN: They're neck and neck.
ES: Van cuerpo con cuerpo.
EN: Down the stretch, me oh my and capstan neck and neck, mammy third and high life closing up fast.
ES: En recta final los dos juntos. Naomi en tercer lugar.
EN: Valla of Italy and Steuer of Germany are neck and neck, but Valla is the first to cross the finish line.
ES: Valla de Italia y Steuer de Alemania están emparejadas, pero Valla es la primera en cruzar la línea de meta.
EN: Ny of Sweden and the Negro Edwards of Canada are neck and neck.
ES: Ny, de Suecia y el negro Edwards, de Canadá, están igualados.
EN: He's neck and neck with Salminen, passes him and takes third place.
ES: Está codo a codo con Salminen, le pasa y toma el tercer puesto.
EN: Fritz is neck and neck with Wolff.
ES: Fritz está a la par con Wolff.
EN: Behind Zabala, Son Kitei of Japan and Harper of England are neck and neck in second place.
ES: Detrás de Zabala, Son Kitei, de Japón, y Harper, de Inglaterra, hombro con hombro en segundo lugar.
EN: Whipsnade in front, and Vicky and Bergen are neck and neck.
ES: Whipsnade va al frente, y Vicky y Bergen van parejos.
EN: It's Moonray and Sun Helmet, neck and neck.
ES: Moonray y Sun Helmet, cuerpo a cuerpo.

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