By a whisker Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪskɝ/, /ˈwɪskɝ

BY-uh WHIS-ker

UK

bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /wˈɪskɐ

BY-uh WHIS-kuh

التعريف

Used to say that something happened or was achieved by a very small margin, almost not happening.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often used in sports, competitions, or when success/failure was very close. Synonyms: 'by a hair', 'by the skin of your teeth.' Not used in very formal writing. Used only for very narrow victories or escapes.

• Spanish: por un pelo - por muy poco
• Portuguese (BR): por um fio - por um triz
• Portuguese (PT): por um triz - por um fio
• Chinese (Simplified): 险些 - 差一点
• Chinese (Traditional): 險些 - 差一點
• Hindi: बाल-बाल
• Arabic: بشق الأنفس - بفارق بسيط
• Bengali: একটুখানি তফাতে - একটুখানি ফারাকে
• Russian: чуть-чуть - едва - буквально на волосок
• Japanese: 紙一重で - ぎりぎりで
• Vietnamese: suýt soát - sát nút
• Korean: 간발의 차이로 - 아슬아슬하게
• Turkish: kıl payı - ucu ucuna
• Urdu: بال بال بچنا - بال برابر فرق سے
• Indonesian: selisih tipis - nyaris saja

جمل نموذجية

He won the race by a whisker.

basic

The team avoided losing by a whisker.

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She caught the bus by a whisker.

basic

We managed to finish the project deadline by a whisker.

natural

I almost missed my flight, but made it by a whisker.

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That car missed us by a whisker—we were so lucky!

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