idiom

by the skin of one's teeth

3Sections

Barely escaping disaster

Definition

Barely escaping disaster

Examples

  • We escaped BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
  • BY THE SKIN OF HIS TEETH
  • Well, that's BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH for you.

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