needle match

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Noun

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needle match (plural needle matches)

  1. A contest between bitter rivals.
    • 2011, Derek Rosser, Earning a Crust, page 23:
      Our department was doing pretty well in the inter-departmental cricket competition and we had a needle match fixed against the current leaders on Monday evening.
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