by the skin of your teeth

意思

only just, by a very small margin

勉強地，以極小的差距.

例句

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.

文法

用在表示通過、獲勝或逃脫的動詞之後。your 隨主詞變化：my、her、their；teeth 保持複數。

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