neck and neck (with something)

neck and neck (with something)
ˌneck and ˈneck (with sb/sth) idiom
(also ˌnip and ˈtuck (with sb) especially in US) level with sb in a race or competition

The cyclists were neck and neck as they approached the final lap.

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