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9. "What in the f'n hell is "TIGHT" about a razor?"

Reply to niyad (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 05:18 AM

Dec 5

I think if you use "razor thin", it might define the literal numerical difference (adjective).

But "razor tight" seems to be an "action phrase" (adverb) applying to both parties moving in tandem ( "horse race" ), where they are almost nose-to-nose, and their 1st place/2nd place positions could shift at any moment.

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Head of Democratic Caucus says thin House margins make attendance vital next year [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 4 OP

hey, hill, what in the f'n HELL does "razor-tight" mean??? niyad Dec 4 #1

220R, 215D If Dems are present for every vote, Rs Deminpenn Dec 4 #3

THAT part I understand. The usual phrase is "razor-THIN". What in the f'n hell niyad Dec 4 #4

Lol, my brain just read it as razor thin Deminpenn Dec 4 #5

The grip on the blade? 2naSalit Dec 4 #7

Indeed it does not! niyad Dec 4 #8

Ah, the things one learns on DU. Because of this thread, I learned that there niyad Dec 5 #16

Well now... 2naSalit Dec 5 #17

"What in the f'n hell is "TIGHT" about a razor?" BumRushDaShow Dec 5 #9

The commonly used phrase in that scenario is "neck and neck". niyad Dec 5 #10

They also use BumRushDaShow Dec 5 #11

My issue is not with leadership, because we do understand how close niyad Dec 5 #13

Most of the media got rid of their editors BumRushDaShow Dec 5 #14

I have been an editor, and to this day, I still carry a mental red pen. It is niyad Dec 5 #15

I learned a new word ("malaphor") and a new term ("congruent conflation"), niyad Dec 5 #12

Imagine that, having to come to work Deminpenn Dec 4 #2

If not for NC bmichaelh Dec 4 #6

That will be hard. I'm already seeing signs that some Dems are siding with the fascist. Hotler Dec 6 #18