by a whisker

by a very small amount Last time she raced against the Brazilian she won by a whisker. He missed the goal by a whisker.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ufuk	-	Turkish
Inkar	-	Kazakh
Ortega	[ɔ:'teigə]
Maia (2)	MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)	Roman Mythology
Armstrong	['a:mstrɔŋ]
ŞEhzade	-	Turkish