| Idiom | by the skin of your teeth |
|---|---|
| Definition | to succeed but to very nearly fail |
| Examples | - He stayed in school by the skin of his teeth. One more dispute with a teacher and he would have been expelled. - I caught the train by the skin of my teeth. I jumped into it just as it was pulling out of the station. |
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