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d'un poil

one bit

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phrase Rare #48,242
one bit Often used with a negative to mean “not at all”; in a contest, perdre d’un poil means to lose by a hair.
FR: Il n'a pas bougé d'un poil.
EN: He didn't move a bit.

J'ai perdu d'un poil.

I lost by a hair.

— Devdas (2002)

Tu n'as pas changé d'un poil.

You haven't changed a bit.

Tu perds toujours d'un poil.

You always lose by a hair.

— Devdas (2002)

Tu bouges pas d'un poil.

Don't move an inch.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)