too close to call

too close to call
if the result of a competition or election is too close to call, it is not clear who the winner is until the competition has ended or until all the votes have been counted

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  • too close to call — phrase if the result of a competition or election is too close to call, it is not clear who the winner is until the competition has ended or until all the votes have been counted Thesaurus: words used to describe competitive situationshyponym to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • too close to call — impossible to guess the result in advance. Tonight s semifinals match is too close to call. Usage notes: usually said about a competition or an election …   New idioms dictionary

  • be too close to call — if a competition or an election is too close to call, it is impossible to guess who will win. The election result is still too close to call …   New idioms dictionary

  • too close for comfort — {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! / Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • too close for comfort — {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! / Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • too\ close\ for\ comfort — adj. phr. Perilously near (said of bad things). When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! Compare: close call, close shave …   Словарь американских идиом

  • close — close1 [ klouz ] verb *** ▸ 1 shut ▸ 2 when business stops ▸ 3 stop use of road etc. ▸ 4 end/finish ▸ 5 reduce distance ▸ 6 stop business relations ▸ 7 finish business deal ▸ 8 put fingers around something ▸ 9 have value at end of day ▸ 10 join… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • close — I UK [kləʊz] / US [kloʊz] verb Word forms close : present tense I/you/we/they close he/she/it closes present participle closing past tense closed past participle closed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you close something, or if it closes,… …   English dictionary

  • close — close1 W1S1 [kləuz US klouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shut)¦ 2¦(move parts together)¦ 3¦(shut for period of time)¦ 4¦(stop operating)¦ 5¦(end)¦ 6 close an account 7¦(in money markets)¦ 8 close a deal/sale/contract etc 9¦(offer finishes)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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