By the skin of my (or one's) teeth In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "By the skin of my (or one's) teeth", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Evelyn Nguyen calendar 2021-01-29 12:01

Meaning of By the skin of my (or one's) teeth

By the skin of my (or one's) teeth phrase

Have barely enough time to do something; succeed in doing something by the thinnest of margins

I ran away from the buffalo by the skin of my teeth.

The criminal escaped by the skin of his teeth.

Emmy passed the exam by the skin of her teeth

I handed in the report by the skin of my teeth.

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Grammar and Usage of By the skin of my (or one's) teeth

Origin of By the skin of my (or one's) teeth

Holy Bible: King James Version, 1611 Edition: Hendrickson Publishers:  9781565638082: Amazon.com: Books
King James' translation of the Bible
(Source: Internet)

 It is a phrase from King James' translation of the Bible: "My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.” 

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