nip and tuck
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nip and tuck
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Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.
adjective more nip and tuck · most nip and tuck · nip-and-tuck
- So evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain. It was nip and tuck with me between holding on to my stock and being sold out; but by great industry and prudence I managed to keep a little ahead and my mouth above water.
adverb more nip and tuck · most nip and tuck · nip-and-tuck
- With the advantage of changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available alternatives. A man told me that they was both admitted to practice in the S'preme Court in '39, on the same day, sir. Then you know they was nip an' tuck after the same young lady.
noun nip and tucks · nips and tucks · nip-and-tuck
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Minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.
I watch the show where Paris Hilton and Nikki Ritchie^([sic]) live the simple life. […] It's makeovers, nip and tucks, and shopping sprees.
Similar: rhytidectomy, facelift
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adv evenly matched with vacillating advantage
| 한국어 | 막상막하 maksangmakha, 비금비금 bigeumbigeum, 삐까삐까 ppikkappikka |
|---|---|
| Français | coude à coude |
| Italiano | testa a testa |
| Русский | вро́вень vróvenʹ, плечо́м к плечу́ plečóm k plečú, ноздря́ в ноздрю́ nozdrjá v nozdrjú |
noun skin-tightening cosmetic surgery
| Italiano | ritidectomia, ritidoplastica, lifting |
|---|---|
| Русский | ли́фтинг lífting, подтя́жка ко́жи podtjážka kóži |
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