Down to the wire

Posted by ESC on June 30, 2008 at 20:36

In Reply to: Down to the wire posted by Lewis on June 30, 2008 at 10:31:

: any thougths on where 'down to the wire' comes from?
: i.e. until the very last moment

It says here, the term comes from horse racing: www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 21 messages 249.html

• Down to the wire