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by the skin of one's teeth
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de justesse, à un cheveu
used to describe a situation in which one barely manages to do something or escape danger
idiom
informal
Exemples
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.
Ils ont échappé à l'incendie de justesse.
