nip and tuck

Meaning

Adj

So evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain.

Adv

With the advantage of changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available alternatives.

Noun

Minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.

Synonyms

neck and neck

head-to-head

rhytidoplasty

face lifting

rhytidectomy

lift

facelift

face lift

cosmetic surgery

fifty-fifty

Translations

lifting

ritidectomia

Konkurrenzfähigkeit

Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

Ebenbürtigkeit

Nicht-Nachstehen

ascenseur

lifting

testa a testa

juntos

a la par

casi juntos

empatados

lifting facial

ritidectomía

Etymology

Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.