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Meanings of nip and tuck in English

Catalan
ritidoplàstia
Spanish
ritidectomía

Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

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ritidoplàstia

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

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Usage of nip and tuck in English
1
Well, it was nip and tuck with us, and I knew it.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
2
Dr Chris Hartfield from the NFU said: It is very nip and tuck.
BBC
3
So I'm not looking for patients who just want a nip and tuck.
Ebony
4
It is nip and tuck, for the train is gathering speed.
The Road
5
She got out fine, though it was nip and tuck for a while.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
6
It was now nip and tuck, with one engine rushing wildly after another.
My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
7
Lasted close onto an hour, they say, nip and tuck all the way.
Bull Hunter
8
It was biff-biff, and biff again, but not nip and tuck for long.
Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories
9
At first it was nip and tuck, neck and neck.
Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis: Headed for Graduation an...
10
It was nip and tuck between you and Adam, Lizzie.
Lydia of the Pines
11
She admits to the odd nip and tuck but draws the line at Botox.
The Irish Times
12
If things got nip and tuck, you always saved your last bullet for yourself.
Savage
13
Say, we're going to have it nip and tuck here to save the village.
Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon; Or, The Longest Shots on Record
14
It was nip and tuck to the end of the first half, neither side scoring.
The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories
15
You knew it would be nip and tuck if I got a school at all.
A Daughter of the Land
16
They are pulling together, nip and tuck, for Weatherbee.
The Rim of the Desert
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