extremely near one another
close to an equivalent level especially in a race or a competition
so close that the preferred standpoint shifts from person to person in a manner that is not easily distinguished
close
equal
level
on level pegging
too close to call
with nothing to choose between them
The two athletes have been neck and neck for this entire race.
The two technology companies are neck and neck in developing a new operating system for our computers.
The latest opinion poll shows that the race between the republicans and democrats would be neck and neck.
Swansea are currently neck and neck with Leeds for the Championship title.
Both of the runners were neck and neck so it’s difficult to decide the winner.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.