by the skin of one's teeth
- by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of one's teeth
Fig. just barely. (By an amount equal to the thickness of the (imaginary) skin on one's teeth.) •
I got through calculus class by the skin of my teeth.
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I got to the airport a few minutes late and missed the plane by the skin of my teeth.
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Lloyd escaped from the burning building by the skin of his teeth.
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{adv. phr.} By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. * /The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth./ * /She passed English by the skin of her teeth./ Compare: SQUEAK THROUGH, WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN INCH OF.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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by the skin of one's teeth — {adv. phr.} By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. * /The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth./ * /She passed English by the skin of her teeth./ Compare: SQUEAK THROUGH, WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN… … Dictionary of American idioms
by the skin of one's teeth — (ONLY) JUST, narrowly, by a hair s breadth, by a very small margin; informal by a whisker. → skin * * * by the skin of one s teeth see under ↑skin • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * by a very narrow margin; barely I only got away by the skin o … Useful english dictionary
by the skin of one's teeth — ► by the skin of one s teeth by a very narrow margin. Main Entry: ↑skin … English terms dictionary
with the skin of one's teeth — Very narrowly ● skin … Useful english dictionary
by the skin of one's teeth — idi inf by the skin of one s teeth, by an extremely narrow margin; just barely … From formal English to slang
the skin of one's teeth — phrasal : a very narrow margin escaped by the skin of my teeth Job 19:20 (Revised Standard Version) … Useful english dictionary
by the skin of one's teeth — by a very small margin, only just, barely I made the application date for the job by the skin of my teeth. We were able to arrive in time for the train by the skin of our teeth … Idioms and examples
by\ the\ skin\ of\ one's\ teeth — adv. phr. By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth. She passed English by the skin of her teeth. Compare: squeak through, within an ace of or within an inch of … Словарь американских идиом
by the skin of one's teeth — If you manage to do something by the skin of your teeth, you succeed in doing it but you almost fail. The traffic was so heavy I thought I d miss the train, but I caught it by the skin of my teeth … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
by the skin of one's teeth — adverb barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare. I passed the test by the skin of my teeth … Wiktionary
