He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrows due date meant it would be down to the wire.
He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrows due date meant it would come down to the wire.
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down to the wire — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
down to the wire — {adj.}, {slang} 1. Running out of time, nearing a deadline. * /Bob is down to the wire on his project./ 2. Being financially almost broke, being very low on cash or other funds. * /We can t afford going to a restaurant tonight we re really down… … Dictionary of American idioms
down to the wire — {adj.}, {slang} 1. Running out of time, nearing a deadline. * /Bob is down to the wire on his project./ 2. Being financially almost broke, being very low on cash or other funds. * /We can t afford going to a restaurant tonight we re really down… … Dictionary of American idioms
down-to-the-wire — adjective Date: 1952 full of suspense; especially unsettled until the very end … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Wire — infobox television bgcolour = #feee8e show name = The Wire caption = The Wire promotional art format = Crime Drama camera = Single camera picture format = 480i SDTV audio format = Dolby Digital 5.1 runtime = approx. 55 min. creator = David Simon… … Wikipedia
The Wire (season 5) — infobox tvseason season name = The Wire Season 5 caption = dvd release date = dvd format = country = USA network = HBO first aired = January 6, 2008 last aired = March 9, 2008 num episodes = 10 prev season = 4|The fifth season of the television… … Wikipedia
The Greek (The Wire) — Infobox character name = The Greek media = The Wire real name = age = 70s portrayer = Bill Raymond creator = David Simon species = gender = Male first = Ebb Tide (episode 2.01) last = ndash;30 ndash; (episode 5.10) cause = End of series… … Wikipedia
The Wire Tapper — is a long running series of CD compilations issued with editions of The Wire Magazine . The compilation is not always released with newsagent copies of the magazine; subscribers receive the compilation on a much more frequent basis.The Wire… … Wikipedia
Down in the Bottomlands — is a novella written by Harry Turtledove. It takes place in an alternative history in which the Atlantic Ocean did not reflood the Mediterranean Sea 5.5 million years ago in the Miocene Epoch, as it did in our history. The Mediterranean Basin… … Wikipedia
Down upon the Suwannee River — Live album by Little Feat Released July 29, 2003 Recorded … Wikipedia
The Target (The Wire episode) — Infobox The Wire episode caption = episode name = The Target episode no = 1 epigraph = ...when it s not your turn. McNulty teleplay = David Simon story = David Simon and Ed Burns writer = director = Clark Johnson guest star = see below prod code … Wikipedia
