nip and tuck
Too close call
Nip and tuck describes a contest or competition so close that neither side has a clear advantage: The election remained nip and tuck until the final precincts reported.
The phrase evokes the tiny adjustments—a nip here, a tuck there—needed to gain any edge.
Separately, a nip and tuck is informal for cosmetic surgery, from the minor cuts and stitches involved in such procedures.
Exactly even in competition
- photo finishRace decided by camera
- down to the wireUnresolved until the final moment
- dead heatTied competition result
- too close to callUndecidable by current count
head-to-head · cliffhanger · horse race · nail-biter · squeaker · toss-up · close call · razor-thin
Cosmetic procedure reducing wrinkles
- plastic surgeryBody reconstruction medicine
- liposuctionSurgical fat suctioning
- rhinoplastySurgery reshaping the nose
- botoxToxin that smooths skin
fillers · blepharoplasty · breast augmentation · reconstruction · implants · cosmetic procedure · skin tightening · wrinkle removal
neck and neck
Exactly even in competition
- photo finishRace decided by camera
- down to the wireUnresolved until the final moment
- dead heatTied competition result
too close to call · head-to-head · cliffhanger · horse race · nail-biter · squeaker · toss-up · close call · razor-thin · margin of victory
facelift
Cosmetic procedure reducing wrinkles
- plastic surgeryBody reconstruction medicine
- liposuctionSurgical fat suctioning
- rhinoplastySurgery reshaping the nose
botox · fillers · blepharoplasty · breast augmentation · reconstruction · implants · cosmetic procedure · skin tightening · wrinkle removal · rejuvenation
nip and tuckforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
no contest · sure thing · slam dunk · done deal · in the bag
nip and tucknatural aging
Unassisted passage of years
au naturel · unaltered · untouched · aging gracefully · going natural
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