win by a nose
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Jeremy was about to get the job, but Lionel won him by a nose.
Другие идиомы:
- thumb one's nose at (someone or something)
- follow one's nose
- rub (someone's) nose in (something)
- powder one's nose
- cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- keep one's nose clean
- no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose
- win (someone) over
- hold one's nose
- win (something) hands down
- have one's nose in (something)
- nose (someone) out
- have one's nose in the air
- keep one's nose out of (something)
- have a nose for (something)