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Meanings of neck and neck in English

Inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition.

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Usage of neck and neck in English
1
All these things ran neck and neck; it was a full-blown Midway.
The Road
2
It was a neck and neck race, and a very near thing.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen An...
3
With thrift, and wealth, and comfort, I daily race neck and neck.
Around the Tea-Table
4
They have come and gone, with the calves tied neck and neck.
Heart of the Sunset
5
When asked which coalition grouping they'd prefer, it was neck and neck.
Radio NZ
6
But the contest is neck and neck and has been for months.
Reuters
7
Bayern put five past Turbine Potsdam to keep themselves neck and neck.
The Guardian
8
He and Rafe were nearly neck and neck, with Grymlis just behind.
Antiphon
9
We like to stay neck and neck with Mr and Mrs Jones.
The Irish Times
10
Back in October, the pair were neck and neck by that measure.
The Guardian
11
At the end of both trips the scores are neck and neck.
News.com.au
12
Up the driveway the Fawn and Altadena clattered neck and neck.
The Little Lady of the Big House
13
Bacteriology and auto-transportation are neck and neck in their amazing expansion.
The Tyranny of the Dark
14
For a time they ran neck and neck in his thoughts with business.
Something New
15
With their cowboy riders they took the obstruction neck and neck.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
16
Both animals were running almost neck and neck at the moment.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...