neck and neck vs tied

neck and neck

phrase
  • very close in progress, as in a race or contest 

tied

adj
  • Conditional on other agreements being upheld. 

  • Restricted. 

  • a cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp. 

  • Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another. 

  • Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use. 

  • Closely connected or associated. 

  • That resulted in a tie. 

How often have the words neck and neck and tied occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )