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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.
See moreInconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition.
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Examples for "lift"
Examples for "lift"
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However, positive results from Commerzbank gave a lift to banks across Europe.
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People in Peruvian markets say the government needs to help lift demand.
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Analysts said that strong capital position could help to lift future dividends.
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As soon as the lift doors open, he knows there's a problem.
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Analysts said activity by state-linked funds was helping to lift the market.
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The C-HR, already quite the looker, got a facelift late last year.
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Most of the existing premises have already been given a rejuvenating facelift.
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In the late sixties, American cinema underwent a bit of a facelift.
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The temple where the martial art was born is getting a facelift.
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Another building on Grafton Street in Dublin is to get a facelift.
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But plans for a full face lift have been scaled back.
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Apple gave its Apple TV interface quite the face lift.
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The Lachine Canal would be undergoing a multimillion-dollar face lift.
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But one year later, ITS got a face lift and a new name: the BFR.
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It's nip-and-tuck time as Amazon's popular e-book reader is set to get a face lift.
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She drew in a quick breath, her face lifting.
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She smiled, her face lifting back into the light.
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The Queen stepped forward at once, white face lifting.
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He blinks at me, the darkness in his face lifting on a shake of his head.
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Bowie is popular again, which only goes to show what face lifting and fresh paint can do.
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In countries where cosmetic surgery stats are high, clients are getting younger.
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But private insurers could cover medically unnecessary treatments such as cosmetic surgery.
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SO, EVEN with all the cosmetic surgery she remains a fickle temptress.
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Melbourne woman Tara Jayne McConachy has travelled the world having cosmetic surgery.
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Does no one care that women are mutilating themselves with cosmetic surgery?
Usage of nip and tuck in English
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Well, it was nip and tuck with us, and I knew it.
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Dr Chris Hartfield from the NFU said: It is very nip and tuck.
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So I'm not looking for patients who just want a nip and tuck.
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It is nip and tuck, for the train is gathering speed.
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She got out fine, though it was nip and tuck for a while.
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It was now nip and tuck, with one engine rushing wildly after another.
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Lasted close onto an hour, they say, nip and tuck all the way.
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It was biff-biff, and biff again, but not nip and tuck for long.
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At first it was nip and tuck, neck and neck.
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It was nip and tuck between you and Adam, Lizzie.
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She admits to the odd nip and tuck but draws the line at Botox.
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If things got nip and tuck, you always saved your last bullet for yourself.
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Say, we're going to have it nip and tuck here to save the village.
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It was nip and tuck to the end of the first half, neither side scoring.
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You knew it would be nip and tuck if I got a school at all.
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They are pulling together, nip and tuck, for Weatherbee.