by the skin of your teeth
英 /baɪ ðə skɪn əv jɔːr tiːθ/
中文释义
险险过关
Barely managing to succeed or escape a difficult situation.
常用搭配
- pass by the skin of your teeth险险通过
- make it by the skin of your teeth勉强赶上
- escape by the skin of your teeth险险逃脱
例句
- I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.我这次考试险险及格。
- We hit the deadline by the skin of our teeth.我们卡着点险险赶上了截止日。