neck and neck
US /ˌnek ən ˈnek/
UK /ˌnek ən ˈnek/
1.
ноздря в ноздрю, на равных
very close in a race or competition
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The two runners were neck and neck as they approached the finish line.
Два бегуна шли ноздря в ноздрю, приближаясь к финишной черте.
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The election results were neck and neck until the very end.
Результаты выборов были ноздря в ноздрю до самого конца.