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Idioms

By the skin of one’s teeth 

To succeed in doing something by a narrow margin, only just.

“The bank robbers managed to escape by the skin of their teeth.”

“I managed to finish the exam on time by the skin of my teeth.”

“We avoided the hurricane by the skin of our teeth.”

Origin
The phrase comes from the Bible, Job 19:20.

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