Down To The Wire

Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.



American racetracks in the latter part of the nineteenth century — before the days of cameras — had a wire strung across the track above the finishing line to help stewards decide which nose had got across the line first.



Ex: Oh this one’s so close, it’s going to go down to the wire!!



Spanish: decidirse en el último momento



German: bis zur letzten Minute

