等到最后一刻才开始做事，最后关头

直到最后，直到终点，接近最后期限

down the line───adv.完全地；沿着街道；adj.彻底的

to the wire───到电线上

born to the purple───出身贵族；出身王室

down to the ground───彻底地，完全；在一切方面

close to the wind───靠近风

dead to the world───对周围事物毫无感受，对周围事物毫无感受，对世事不闻不问的；睡得很香

take it to the wire───把它拿到电线上

down at the heel───（鞋履）后跟破损的；不整洁的；邋遢的

down by the head───头朝下

We can't go to a restaurant tonight – we're really down to the wire.───今晚我们不能去饭馆吃饭了——我们几乎身无分文了.

This project will go down to the wire.───这个计画将到最后的阶段。

Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.───谈判者们再次一直工作到最后达成协议为止。

Play - off games always seem to go down to the wire.───加时赛看起来双方比分总是咬得很紧.

The two horses were neck and neck all the way down to the wire.───一直到终点两匹马都并驾齐驱,互不相让.

It was a neck and neck horse race right down to the wire.───这次跑马赛从头到尾都胜败难分.

Benjamin: You know, I never leave it down to the wire.───本杰明：你知道的，我从来不会等到最后一刻才开始做事。

Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.───谈判人员又是直到最后时刻才达成了协议。

It is down to the wire.

The game was very close and went right down to the wire.

We were in a couple of games that went right down to the wire.

We always get behind schedule and end up working down to the wire on our publications.

In the event the starting line-up went down to the wire.

It was a neck and neck horse race right down to the wire.

Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.

Juventus utility man Hasan Salihamidzic expects the title race to go right down to the wire and believes Inter can still throw away the Scudetto.