level pegging
Scores exactly matched
Level pegging describes a situation where competitors are tied or evenly matched, neither having an advantage over the other.
The term comes from cribbage, where pegs track scores on a board.
Primarily British: The two candidates are level pegging in the polls.
After three rounds, the boxers were level pegging on all scorecards.
- tiedFastened by knotting
- equalIdentical in amount
- even stevenExactly equal, colloquially
- squareRhombus with right angles
- all squareScores are level
even · standoff · match · head-to-head · dead heat · equivalence · equal footing · draw · stalemate · photo finish · nip and tuck · side by side · parity · deadlock · equipoise · even odds · balance · equilibrium
level peggingdominant position
State of prevailing control
outclassed · miles ahead · streets ahead · out in front · lopsided
level peggingforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
done deal · in the bag · sewn up · no contest · decided
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