nip and tuck

Adjective

• inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
  • as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
    
  • the election was a nip and tuck affair
    

Adverb

• even or close in a race or competition or comparison
  • the horses ran neck and neck
    
  • he won nip and tuck
    

Noun

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
  • some actresses have more than one face lift
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  neck and neck , head-to-head , face lift , facelift , lift , face lifting , cosmetic surgery , rhytidectomy , rhytidoplasty