by the skin of your teeth
US /baɪ ðə skɪn əv jʊər tiθ/
UK /baɪ ðə skɪn əv jʊər tiθ/
1.
간신히, 아슬아슬하게
only just succeed in doing something
:
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He escaped the accident by the skin of his teeth.
그는 간신히 사고를 모면했다.
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We won the game by the skin of our teeth.
우리는 간신히 경기를 이겼다.