neck and neck

== English == === Etymology === Figurative, from the image of competing horses abreast in a horse race who are so even (headed for a tie) that their necks are side-by-side. === Phrase === neck and neck (idiomatic) Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest. Synonym: nip and tuck ==== Alternative forms ==== neck-and-neck neck in neck (misconstruction) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dead heat photo finish === References === “neck and neck”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.