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
Lindsay	['linzi]
Evita	[e'vi:ta:]
Kristine	kris-TEEN (English), kris-TEE-nə (German)	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, German
Roberts	-	Latvian
Priscilla	[pri'silə]
Khalid	-	Arabic