down to the wire
Meaning: To the deadline.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Whereas eleventh hour means late, down to the wire, under the wire and in the nick of time convey the sense of being just barely in time.
More idioms — Daily Life
- draw a blank — To be unable to remember.
- draw the line at something — To not allow something beyond a certain acceptable point.
- dressed to kill — Dressed to make a strong impression, usually in fancy or stylish clothes.
- drum someone drummed out of the corps — To expel someone from a group or organization.
- dyed in the wool — Having a trait that is thoroughly ingrained or basic to one's nature.
- eager beaver — A person who is very excited and enthusiastic about pursuing some activity.
More English idioms
- eat one's hat — To do something unpleasant in the case of being proven wrong.
- eleventh hour — Late or last-minute.
- eternal triangle — A situation in which two men love the same woman or two women love the same man.
- and harry every tom, dick — Everyone.
- fair and square — Honest(ly).
- get someone a fair shake — To give someone or something a chance to prove itself.
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