by the skin of your teeth
US /baɪ ðə skɪn ʌv jʊɚ tiθ/
・UK /baɪ ðə skɪn əv jə ti:θ/
B2
idm.To narrowly escape or succeed at something.
He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, barely making it.
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- of a "C" or a "D". If you get a 51%, you passed by the skin of your teeth. Okay?
of a "C" or a "D". If you get a 51%, you passed by the skin of your teeth. Okay?
- If 50 is, you know, a fail—anything below 50 is a fail—and you pass by the skin of your teeth, it means you got a 51 percent.
If 50 is, you know, a fail—anything below 50 is a fail—and you pass by the skin of your teeth, it means you got a 51 percent.
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- but I realized later on that if you have an easy time with the gym leader, you get no additional reward than if you just scrape by the skin of your teeth.
but I realized later on that if you have an easy time with the gym leader, you get no additional reward than if you just scrape by the skin of your teeth.
- and if you just scrape by by the skin of your teeth.
and if you just scrape by by the skin of your teeth.
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- Seems you've passed by the skin of your teeth.
Seems you've passed by the skin of your teeth.
- Seems you've passed by the skin of your teeth.
Seems you've passed by the skin of your teeth.