by a nose idiom
以微弱优势（取胜）
If a person or animal wins a race or competition by a nose, he, she, or it wins it by very little.
It was a very exciting race. My horse won but only by a nose. 比赛结束得惊心动魄，我的马以微弱优势获得了胜利。
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