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get down to the wire

get down to the wire (get down to the wire)

Idiom Engineering

Signification

to approach the last possible moment before a deadline

approcher du dernier moment possible avant une échéance (approcher du dernier moment possible avant une echeance)

Phrases d'exemple

"The project went down to the wire, but we finished on time."

"Le projet a duré jusqu'à la dernière minute, mais nous avons terminé à temps." (Le projet a dure **jusqu'à la derniere minute**, mais nous avons termine a temps.)

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