by the skin of one's teeth

介词短语
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英文释义

介词短语
  1. Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare. idiomatic
    — I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.

词源

* From Job 19.20. "My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh. I have escaped by the skin of my teeth."
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