"Down to the wire" refers to a situation where precision and accuracy are most needed, such as in a Baseball game where the bases are loaded, there's a full count, and this hit means winning the game. My example is complicated but I hope it helps. =)
This is an expression from horse racing. A wire is strung across the race track and the first horse to reach it trips the camera which takes a photograph of the horse crossing the finish line. If the race is close, you don't know which horse will win until one of them actually trips the wire. The race is close right down to the wire. Such a race ends with a "photo finish" because the photograph is needed to decide which horse won.
It simply means until the last possible moment.
The phrase "coming down to the wire" means that a situation is reaching a critical or decisive point at the very last moment. It implies that time is running out and a decision or action needs to be made quickly.
The idiom down to the wire means to the very last possible moment. Therefore, the entire phrase would stand to mean that "it went to the very last split second and we almost missed your flight, but made it."
No, it doesn't.
The phrase "hold it down" is often used to mean maintaining order, control, or stability in a situation. It can also imply staying grounded, reliable, or supportive in challenging circumstances.
to flip a turtle upside down
The phrase 'let down' can be defined in a number of ways. Let down means to disappoint or fail to fulfill the expectations but can also mean to to lower, deflate or untie.
Talk down to someone, insult their intelligence.
It's a phrase used to refer to the enemies, such a terrorist as in saying that they have been taken down.
grooved wire mean earth wire smooth wire mean suply wire
Utterance of the phrase "slow down" is used to tell someone to drive more slowly. This phrase could be used in the case of a driver approaching a red light too speedily.
Down the Wire was created in 2009.
You are either depresssed or willing to go along with something, depending on content.