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in_the_loop_099 by a very narrow margin Synonym: hair’s breadthCompare to: close shave

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BY THE SKIN OF (ONE’S) TEETH The thief leaped from one building to another to escape the police. He almost missed the second building, but he made it by the skin of his teeth.Dan and Mark were swimming in the ocean and spotted a shark coming toward them. They swam to their boat and pulled themselves out of the water just in time. They made it out of the water by the skin of their teeth. The expression suggests that something is as narrow as the (nonexistent) skin on one’s teeth.

Id	in_the_loop_099
Idiom	BY THE SKIN OF (ONE’S) TEETH
Definition	by a very narrow margin
Examples	The thief leaped from one building to another to escape the police. He almost missed the second building, but he made it by the skin of his teeth. Dan and Mark were swimming in the ocean and spotted a shark coming toward them. They swam to their boat and pulled themselves out of the water just in time. They made it out of the water by the skin of their teeth.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: hair’s breadth Compare to: close shave
Extra Info	The expression suggests that something is as narrow as the (nonexistent) skin on one’s teeth.

Skin Teeth Narrow Made Water Loop One’s Margin