□ neck and neckthe six contestants are neck and neck:
equal, tied, nip and tuck, side by side, with nothing to choose between them, close together;
British level, level pegging;
informal even-steven(s).
this may not reach your neck of the woods until September (if at all):
neighborhood, district, area, locality, locale, quarter, community, part, region, zone;
informal parts;
British, informal manor;
North American, informal hood, nabe.
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