Continue Down To The Wire Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Continue Down To The Wire Idiom mean?

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continue down to the wire What does continue down to the wire mean?	to near a deadline, to have little time remaining	The negotiations continued down to the wire but they finally ended successfully.
continue down to the wire What does continue down to the wire mean?	to near a deadline, to have little time remaining	The negotiations continued down to the wire but they ended successfully.
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greenhorn What does "greenhorn" mean?	an untrained/inexperienced/naive person	The young man was a greenhorn and he had much to learn about his new job.
bug off What does "bug off" mean?	go away; get out
DQ What does "DQ" mean?	Dairy Queen
have a cow What does "have a cow" mean?	to become very angry and upset about something	Our teacher had a cow when nobody prepared for the class.
beat (someone) to the punch What does "beat (someone) to the punch" mean?	to do something before others do it	My friend beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.

wait on (someone) hand and foot What does "wait on (someone) hand and foot" mean?	serve someone in every possible way, do everything for someone	He always waits on his wife hand and foot.
out of order What does "out of order" mean?	to be not working	The public telephone was out of order.
bone of contention What does "bone of contention" mean?	a reason for a quarrel, the subject of a fight	The family cottage was a major bone of contention after the father died.
cut one's eyeteeth on (something) What does "cut one's eyeteeth on (something)" mean?	to have done something since one was very young	The man cut his eyeteeth on fixing bicycles and he is now an expert.

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Continue Down To The Wire Idiom