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Define Razor Tight Meaning

Razor Tight
Extremely close. A mixed metaphor (of "razor-thin" and simply "tight") commonly heard from television news reporters during election season, referring to the closeness of a race between candidates.

News anchor: "As you can see here, John, the presidential race is holding at 47 percent for each candidate. It's a razor tight margin."
By Cynthie