by a nose

if a person or animal wins a race or competition by a nose, they win it by only very little My horse won but only by a nose. In fact it was a very exciting finish.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Donatus	-	Late Roman
Merrill	MER-əl	English
Pascal	pas-KAHL (French), pahs-KAHL (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch
Juanito	hwah-NEE-to	Spanish
Ireland	IER-lənd	English (Modern)
Dana