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It means that something has been left until the last possible moment.

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Is down to the last wire an idiom?

No. Down to the last wire is no idiom I am aware of. It sounds like a mixed idiom. Down to the last man means you'll fight until all means of fighting have been lost. Down to the wire means the outcome won't be known until the last moment or things are going to be close at the finish line.


What does the idiom down to the wire means?

It simply means until the last possible moment.


What does the idiom it came down to the wire and we almost missed your flight mean?

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."


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