鼻はなの差さ

expression, noun

by a nose; photo finish

Used in horse racing and metaphorically for a very narrow margin of victory or difference.

See also: 鼻差

• 彼かれは鼻はなの差さでレースに勝かった。

  He won the race by a nose.

• 選せん挙きょはまさに鼻はなの差さだった。

  The election was a real photo finish.