go/come/be down to the wireinformal especially American EnglishAmETIME/HAVE TIME to be finished or achieved with very little time left 直到最后才见分晓 The game was very close and went right down to the wire. 比赛竞争非常激烈,直到最后才见分晓。
go/come/be down to the wire• It is down to the wire.• We were in a couple of games that went right down to the wire.• In the event the starting line-up went down to the wire.
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