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by the skin of one's teeth
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- skin, teeth
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(informal) by an exceptionally thin margin of time, money, or the like; with little to spare.
I finished the project on time, but just by the skin of my teeth!We were able to pay this month's rent by the skin of our teeth.- synonyms:
- barely, hardly, just, scarcely
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