by the skin of your teeth

Bedeutung

only just, by a very small margin

Nur ganz knapp.

Beispiele

1. 1We caught the last train home by the skin of our teeth.
2. 2Ben passed his maths exam by the skin of his teeth.
3. 3Our team won the quiz by the skin of our teeth, with a single point to spare.
4. 4I got through the interview by the skin of my teeth after forgetting half my answers.
5. 5Maya made the deadline by the skin of her teeth, sending the essay one minute before it closed.

Grammatik

Folgt auf Verben des Bestehens, Gewinnens oder Entkommens. your passt sich dem Subjekt an: my, her, their; teeth bleibt im Plural.

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