close-run
adjective/ˌkləʊs ˈrʌn/
/ˌkləʊs ˈrʌn/
[usually before noun]- (of a race or competition) won by a very small amount or distance
- The election was a close-run thing.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClose-run is used with these nouns:- thing
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