English Explanatory Dictionary

by the skin of one's teeth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.

Pronunciation

en-au-by the skin of one's teeth.ogg

Word forms

by the skin of one's teeth

Etymology

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

Synonyms

by a hair's breadth with the skin of one's teeth

Related words

close shave
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