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"Win by a nose" is a horse racing term -- and means that the lead horse was just a little bit ahead of the second place horse. Actually, in the finish-photo the lead horse is ahead by the tip of its nose. Hence the term "photo finish" by the way... ;-) In everyday useage, "win by a nose" means any race that is very, very close.
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What does con mi nariz mean in spanish?
With my nose
What does WINEEE mean?
It means win with e's
What does Kameron mean?
It means 'crooked nose' in old english.
What does the french expression 'Ça y est' mean?
"that's it"
Does Courtney mean anything in another language?
it means shot nose and Norman in America and in greek it means oddly shaped nose
What does the expression thumb up your nose mean?
Doing nothing -- Standing around with your thumb up your nose.
What does it mean when a bank sends you an Expression of Interest letter?
Pick ya nose.
What does it mean to win by a nose in horse racing?
The nose is the first part of the horse to cross the finish line. To "win by a nose" means that the winner just barely beat the second place finisher -- by the length of his nose.
What does idiomatic expression close the nose cigar mean?
Nothing. "Close the nose cigar" is nonsense. You should ask the person to tell you what they said more clearly.
What the expression is for follow his nose?
Follow your nose means to go straight ahead. Your nose leads you regardless of where you're going.
What does that expression''sticks his or her nose into a book ''mean?
It means that the person is always reading a book.
A hag with a nose like a hose does this proverb or expression exist in the English language?
It does now. Not as a proverb or an expression, though. It is simply an image.
What does it mean to win by a head in horse racing?
At the end of a horse race the winner's head crosses the finish line followed immediately by the next horse. This is a very close race. To win by a nose means the same thing, but instead of the head crossing the finish line first it is just a nose.
What is the meaning of the Punjabi expression Mera Laung Gawacha?
My nose pin has lost.
Who won the Kentucky Derby 124?
Real quiet in route to Preaknesss win and lost by a nose in the belmont. Real quiet in route to Preaknesss win and lost by a nose in the belmont.
What it mean if a girl scratch her nose?
She has an itchy nose.
Can blunt nose stingrays be found in the western Atlantic?
no because win blunt nose be funding the Westerns thank you for letting me on hope i win Justin Berber kiss kiss baby's boy
