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.
(..) # And the... # Could'nt last forever... # Like the night my girl went away... # Gone off in a world filled with... # Lights start changing... # And there's wire in the air... # And the asphalt... man! # All around me.. # ...down at my shoes... # And they're so far away from me... (..)1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(..) # Like the night my girl went away... # Gone off in a world filled with stuf... # Lights start changing... # And there's wire in the air... # And the asphalt... man! # All around me... # Then I look down and my shoes... # Are so far away from me... # Man, I can't believe it... (..)1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me