dead heat

A race or competition in which the opponents are very evenly matched. Their race times have been so close lately that I bet they'll be in a dead heat the whole time.

dead heat

A contest in which the competitors are equally matched and neither can win; a tie. For example, The two companies are in a dead heat to get a new personal computer on the market. This term comes from 18th-century British horse racing and is still part of racing terminology. It later was transferred to other kinds of competition.

dead heat, in a

Tied for first place. The term comes from horse-racing, in which “heat” used to mean simply a race (today its meaning is a bit more specific). It was in use by the late eighteenth century (“The whole race was run head and head, terminating in a dead heat,” Sporting Magazine, 1796). It later was applied to any contest in which there was a tie.

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释义	dead heat dead heat A race or competition in which the opponents are very evenly matched. Their race times have been so close lately that I bet they'll be in a dead heat the whole time. See also: dead, heat Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dead heat A contest in which the competitors are equally matched and neither can win; a tie. For example, The two companies are in a dead heat to get a new personal computer on the market. This term comes from 18th-century British horse racing and is still part of racing terminology. It later was transferred to other kinds of competition. See also: dead, heat The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. dead heat, in a Tied for first place. The term comes from horse-racing, in which “heat” used to mean simply a race (today its meaning is a bit more specific). It was in use by the late eighteenth century (“The whole race was run head and head, terminating in a dead heat,” Sporting Magazine, 1796). It later was applied to any contest in which there was a tie. See also: dead The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: dead heat, in a come a poor second be a poor second be/come a poor second, third, etc. be a poor third come a poor third ready for the off pit in boat race pull ahead References in periodicals archive Philip Hersh of the Chicago Tribune argued a runoff would be the (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-24/sports/ct-stp-0625-hersh-olympic-track-trials--20120625_1_allyson-felix-trials-meters-saturday-afternoon) fairest way to settle the dead heat . Allyson Felix, Jeneba Tarmoh Face Runoff Or Coin Flip After Olympic Trials Dead Heat Title rival Nicholls said: "I wasn't sure which way it had gone so a dead heat will do and it's great to have Ruby back in time for Cheltenham. Racing: HORUS HAS HEART TO SNARE SETT Nigel Swallow Dumfriesshire RPSPORT contacted bookmakers over their settlement of the Spain/David Villa double and the responses are listed below: Bet365: A quarter the stake at full odds or you will be paid at Spain's outright price at the time if it yields a bigger return than the dead heat for the Spain/Villa double Blue Square: Bets settled with a deduction of 3/8 Boyles: A quarter the stake at full odds Coral: A quarter the stake at full odds Hills: Contact Hills for full details. There's nothing special about my Villa bet settlement; LETTERS The first dead heat in Breeders' Cup history completed an amazing treble for Johar's trainer Richard Mandela, successful with Halfbridled and Action The Day. Racing: High drama in USA ``The easy answer when I was asked before the race was that I wanted a dead heat. I was amazed myself it was so close but I almost got my wish.''. Rowing: Tight finish takes it out of father Boat Race: 1-2 Oxford v 6-4 Cambridge (125-1 dead heat). RESULT!: Dead-heat punt is a sure way to sink Remarkably, Dettori had also been part of an Ascot dead heat in June when Ratio and Fayr Jag shared the Wokingham and, even more remarkably, both yesterday's dead-heaters started at 16-1. Racing: FRANKIE SHARES SPOILS THE deep, dank gloom of mid-winter was said to be responsible for a racecourse judge awarding a dead heat in the final race at Lingfield on Thursday, but the BHA insisted yesterday the incident will not lead to a change of policy over last-race times. Horse Racing: BHA will not change last-race-time policy Byline: ARTHUR PRICE National Dead Heat Union of Settlers ( CoNDHUS). Letter: When half of fours not two! Blue Square have already seen one handicap dead heat this season, with Scunthorpe and Macclesfield impossible to split in League Two. Football: Handicap battle looks set to go down to the wire Hills - Boat Race: 8-15 Oxford, 11-8 Cam-bridge; 5 beat course record (16mins 19 secs), 33 either boat to sink, 100 dead heat. BOAT RACE: Oxford cut for river revenge He also told us that this was the smallest margin he could use before declaring a dead heat. Letters: Judge should use only official print; John Bladen, owner of Henry Tun, is unhappy with the method of determining a photo-finish result A copy of the photo-finish print proved inconclusive to the naked eye and everyone who saw it, including Prima Stella's trainer Joe Naughton, agreed a dead heat should have been called. Wolverhampton: Prima Stella photo surprises punters Michael Bialas bemoans the dead heat rules that diluted his Open profits Small return for dead heat finish I TOTALLY agree with the reader last week who highlighted when a dead heat occurs, and the prices are identical, but the forecast and tricast differ-because of the bookies' rip-off forecasts. Greyhounds Letters: Mugs; H Beaney comments on the bookies' disgraceful `rip-off' formulae
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