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the part of the race where lungs lie and legs vote no.
means the final straight, literal or metaphorical, before something finishes.
from from horse racing, the last straight section of track before the finish line, home meaning the finish, in use since the 1830s.
track originnamed for the final straight before the finish
first recordedappeared in american english by the 1830s
metaphor jumpleft racetracks for offices by late 1800s
for instance
kentucky derby stretch — churchill downs final quarter mile, decided in seconds
marathon final mile — boston marathon runners hit boylston street, mile 26
dissertation final chapter — grad students calling week before defense the homestretch