idiomUSIf someone does something under thewire, they do it at the lastpossiblemoment:在最后关头They got in under thewirejust before theentryrequirementsfor thetrainingprogramchanged.他们在招生要求变更前的最后时刻加入了这个培训计划。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPoints in time
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