a situation where the outcome is not decided until the very end
something that ends in the last minute
until the last moment
become clear at the last moment
With both teams being equally matched and putting up an exceptional display, the match was very exiting and went down to the wire.
Since both the candidates are equally popular, this year’s election looks to be going down to the wire.
With the deadline coming up and the project not being on track, the team worked right down to the wire to complete it on time.
The race went down to the wire with the local favourite winning it by a very small margin.
They had a treasure hunt contest and it went down to the wire, with two teams being neck and neck most of the time.
They went down to the wire and it was impossible to tell who would win till the very last moment.
There is no origin for this idiom
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