English Explanatory Dictionary

neck and neck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest.

Word forms

neck and neck neck-and-neck neck in neck

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.

Synonyms

nip and tuck

Related words

dead heat photo finish
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