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By The Skin Of Your Teeth

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By The Skin Of Your Teeth - just barely; just barely managed to do something

• I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
• My sister won the game by the skin of her teeth.
• We escaped the fire by the skin of our teeth. We are very lucky.
• The men ran away form the police by the skin of their teeth.
• We caught the bus by the skin of my teeth. We almost missed the bus.
• The girls finished the job by the the skin of their teeth.

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