The two runners finished in a dead heat.
dead heat
idioma close race or contest in which no winner is apparent
The election was so close that it ended in a dead heat, requiring a recount.
After ten rounds of voting, the two candidates remained locked in a dead heat, leaving the committee paralyzed and the decision postponed indefinitely.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
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catch heat
To get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.
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come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
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dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
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dead air
An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
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dead and buried
Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
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dead asleep
Sleeping in a deep sleep