English / idiom
By the Skin of My Teeth
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Barely or by an extremely narrow margin escaping disaster or achieving something.
In context
01
I managed to submit my research proposal by the skin of my teeth right before the portal closed.
02
The stranded hikers made it back to basecamp by the skin of their teeth before the blizzard hit.
Synonyms
narrowly,just barely,by a whisker
Antonyms
easily,comfortably,by a wide margin
Collocations
pass by the skin of my teeth,escape by the skin of my teeth,survive by the skin of my teeth