just barely; by a very small distance. (The whisker phrase is folksy.) • I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth. • I made it by a hair! • The arrow missed the deer by a whisker.
Between you and me and the cat's whiskers
This idiom is used when telling someone something that you want them to keep secret.
Within a whisker
If you come within a whisker of doing something, you very nearly manage to do it but don't succeed.
An whisk idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with whisk, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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