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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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Go down to the wire...
0 I know that "down to the wire" means to do something in the last moment but can you explain me this: 02 br
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01 cite 10 Madhulk 12 cite 10 I know that "down to the wire" means to do something in the last moment but can you explain me this: 12 br10 I wou
10 It might seem like these things 12 br
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While the term is used to mean that the result can only be determined at the very end, the roots of it can be traced to horse racing where the wire is the imaginary line at the end of the race.
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