負けず劣らず

まけずおとらず【負けず劣らず】

*equally

［語修飾］等しく

He and his brother can skate equally well. 彼と弟は負けず劣らずスケートがうまい

no less... than O

Oに劣らず…

She is no less beautiful than her sister. 彼女は姉に負けず劣らず美しい

neck and neck

《略式》〔…に〕負けず劣らず〔with〕《◆競馬でせり合う馬の様子から》.

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まけずおとらず【負けず劣らず】

equally (well); as good as 《the other》; not to be outdone; in a close match 《with…》; 〔競技などで〕 《run》 neck to [and] neck; 《米》 《口》 nip and tuck.

●負けず劣らずの evenly [closely] matched; well-matched

・どちらも負けず劣らずの勢いです. Both sides are equally strong.

・負けず劣らずのよい取り組みだった. They were evenly matched. | It was a good match.