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Down to the Wire

Where did the “wire” come from?

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See this web site. It explains this phrase and also other English cliches.

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:f-EUBliOowwC:members.aol.com/MorelandC/HaveOriginsData.htm+%22down+to+the+wire%22+meaning+origin&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

purpledragon_13 Dec-18-2002

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This is a better URL: http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/HaveOriginsIndex.htm

The phrase refers to the finish line in a horse race, a string streched across the track. A very close race is uncertain "down to the wire," that is, to the end.

yog Mar-17-2003

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