nail-biter

This past year he really struggled, each inning a nail biter.

Yet building something - anything - in the Hamptons is "a nail biter," he said.

And in the end, this is going to be a nail biter.

The Rangers went on to win the series in a thrilling seventh game double overtime nail biter.

The last day of the round robin matches was expected to be a nail biter.

Driving on the Tamiami was a bit of a nail biter.

The battle against the religious right had been a nail biter.

"If the kids get into a lot of close baseball games, real nail biters, we've done a good job."

"At this point, it's going to be a nail biter," he said.

Eventually, Miami was able to walk away from the nail biter with a hard fought 20-16 victory, capping an 11-0 regular season.