| eng | by the skin of one's teeth |
|---|---|
| rus | едва, еле-еле, чудом |
| ex | We made it by the skin of our teeth. He got promoted by the skin of his teeth — Его еле перевели в другой класс |
| syn | hardly |
| part | inf |
| eng_desc | if you do something @, you only just succeed in doing it, and very nearly failed to do it |
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