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by the skin of one's teeth
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used to describe a situation in which one barely manages to do something or escape danger
Idiom
Informal
Παραδείγματα
I passed the test by the skin of my teeth, getting just enough points to pass.
The hiker had survived the wilderness by the skin of his teeth, managing to find his way back to civilization before running out of food.
