گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'win by a nose'

1 general:: Also, win by a whisker. Just barely succeed, as in Sally's political cartoon came in first in the contest, but I heard that she won by a nose. This term comes from horseracing, where from about 1900 on it referred to a finish so close that only a portion of the horse's nose reached the finish ahead of the second horse. A whisker?? that is, a hairis a narrower margin yet. [Second half of 1900s]

2 general:: Phrase(s): win by a nose Fig. to win by the slightest amount of difference. (Can be literal in horses races.) • I ran the fastest race I could, but I only won by a nose. • Sally won the race, but she only won by a nose.