VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

By a Whisker

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.