We 'took them to the wire' in last year's championship. [=we forced them to compete very hard against us until the end of the game]
The election 'went/came (right) down to the wire'. [=the election was not decided until the very end]
We 'got our wires crossed' for a minute there—I thought you were asking me something else.
(..) She resisted, she kept her honour. So they beat her like an animal. When I went to the hospital, her nose was broken, her jaw was shattered, held together by wire. She couldn't even weep because of the pain. But I wept. Why did I weep? She was the light of my life. Beautiful girl. Sorry. (..)1972 The Godfather
(..) Turn around, put your arms out like this. While you're at it, why don't you lift your shirt up? Give us a spin. Christ, I'm not wearing a wire. Okay? My wallet and keys? Yeah, you'll get them back. Just relax. Stay here. (..)2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Felina Season: 5 Episode 16
(..) like a coffee table in the shape of a yin-yang, I had to have it. Or the Ohamshab sofa with the Strinne green stripe pattern. Even the Ryslampa wire lamps of environmentally-friendly unbleached paper. "What kind of dining set defines me as a person?" I had it all. Even the glass dishes (..)1999 Fight Club