She came 'within a whisker' of getting fired. [=she came very close to getting fired]
He's decided to shave off his 'whiskers'.
He won/lost the race 'by a whisker'.
(..) - Hey. Look at that. Graduated to doorman. Finally found your calling. Ha ha! Ooh! Little whiskers, Marie. What did you do, show your barber a picture of a dog's ass and said "I'll take that"? Charming as usual. Welcome back. (..)2011 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Problem Dog Season: 4 Episode 7