go down to the wire
到最后一刻仍然不確定結(jié)果或勝負(fù)的狀態(tài)
口語·形容結(jié)果懸而未決
英文釋義
to continue until the very last moment or to the end
例句
The game went down to the wire, with the winning goal scored in the last second.
典故來源
源自賽馬比賽中終點(diǎn)線(wire)的比喻,指比賽直到最后時(shí)刻才分出勝負(fù)。