How to pronounce “nip and tuck”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (idiomatic) So evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain.
• [Adverb]
• With the advantage of changing hands, or shifting back and forth among the available alternatives.
• [Noun]
• (surgery) Minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.

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