Meaning:
By a very short distance
Examples:
- Just missed the Great War by a whisker.
- I won by a whisker, but I won.
- We didn't lay our hands on her by a whisker.
- And I looked and I said, "What you think, " escaped by a whisker
- Fifth on his first Dakar, Victor Gallegos just missed out by a whisker on his first victory on the most prestigious rally-raid in the world.
- The bill was approved in the Senate by a whisker.