by the skin of your teeth

뜻

only just, by a very small margin

아주 근소한 차이로 겨우.

예문

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.

문법

통과하다, 이기다, 벗어나다 같은 뜻의 동사 뒤에 쓴다. your는 주어에 따라 my, her, their 등으로 바뀌고, teeth는 늘 복수이다.

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