Idioms for wire
Origin of wire
before 900; Middle English
wir(e) (noun), Old English
wīr; cognate with Low German
wīr, Old Norse
vīra- wire, Old High German
wiara fine goldwork
OTHER WORDS FROM wire
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wire
why're wireWords nearby wire
wiped-out,
wipeout,
wiper,
wipo,
wiradjuri,
wire,
wire brush,
wire cloth,
wire cutter,
wire entanglement,
wire fraud
British Dictionary definitions for down to the wire
wire
/ (waɪə) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of wire
wirelike, adjectiveWord Origin for wire
Old English
wīr; related to Old High German
wiara, Old Norse
vīra, Latin
viriae bracelet
Idioms and Phrases with down to the wire (1 of 2)
down to the wire
To the last minute; to the very end. For example, We're just about down to the wire with this project. This term comes from horseracing, where it was long the practice to stretch a wire across and above the track at the finish line. It was extended to figurative use about 1900.
Idioms and Phrases with down to the wire (2 of 2)
wire
see down to the wire; get one's wires crossed; live wire; pull strings (wires); under the wire.