a close-run thing

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a close-run thing — 慣用語

1. A competition or election that is won or lost by a very small margin.

1.慣用語
釋義

險勝;勝負難分

A competition or election that is won or lost by a very small margin.

例句

The election was a close-run thing, decided by only 100 votes.

The match was a close-run thing, with the winner scoring in the last minute.