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.
(..) with Langdon's credit card. A decoy, I'm sure. All the same, send an officer to the station. Question all the taxi drivers. I'll put this on the wire. Interpol? We're not sure he's guilty. I know he's guilty. Beyond a doubt. Robert Langdon is guilty. This is the Bois de Boulogne? (..)2006 The Da Vinci Code