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by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of one's teeth
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Совсем чуть-чуть
used to describe a situation in which one barely manages to do something or escape danger
Idiom
Informal
Примеры
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.
