if a person or animal wins a race or competition by a nose, they win it by only very little.

My horse won but only by a nose. In fact it was a very exciting finish.

• get off the hook
• get off the mark
• get off to a flying start
• get off your arse
• get off your back
• get off your backside
• get off your chest
• get off your high horse
• get off your tail
• get on case
• get on high horse
• get on like a house on fire
• get on nerves
• get on soapbox
• get on someone's case
• get on someone's nerves
• get on someone's tits
• get on someone's wick
• get on the bandwagon
• get on the stick
• get on the wrong side of the law
• get on tits
• get on top of
• get on top of you
• get on wick