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English - United States - English search idiom corpus

by the skin of your teeth

by the skin of your teeth

Meaning

Only just managing to succeed.

Usage example

Use "by the skin of your teeth" to describe a situation where only just managing to succeed.

Cultural context

A common English idiom included for public search discovery, learning, and IdiomBridge app promotion.

Related idioms

English - Zambia It takes a village. English - United States Do not count your chickens before they hatch. English - Canada The early bird catches the worm. English - United Kingdom A stitch in time saves nine.