nip and tuck

nip and tuck

adv. & adj.

So close that the advantage or lead shifts from one to another and is virtually indeterminable.

n. Informal

A cosmetic surgical procedure in which skin and usually fat are removed and muscle is sometimes tightened to create a slimmer or more youthful appearance.

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nip and tuck

In a state of close competition, with no way of predicting the eventual winner.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nip and tuck - plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" cosmetic surgery, face lift, facelift, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, face lifting, lift nose job, rhinoplasty - cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose anaplasty, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Adj.	1.	nip and tuck - inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair" neck and neck, head-to-head inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"
Adv.	1.	nip and tuck - even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" head-to-head, neck and neck

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nip and tuck

adjective

Nearly equivalent or even:

close, neck and neck, tight.

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Translations

nip and tuck

n (inf)

(= cosmetic surgery) → Schönheitsoperation f

(esp US) it was nip and tuck → das war eine knappe Sache; to be nip and tuck (in race etc) → Kopf an Kopf liegen; it was nip and tuck as they came up to the finishing line → sie lagen vor dem Ziel praktisch auf gleicher Höhe

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