by the skin of one’s teeth

【字面理解】只剩牙皮

【英文解析】narrowly; barely

【中文解析】勉强地;刚刚好地

【典型例句】① We thought we’d miss the plane，but in the end we caught it by the skin of our teeth.我们原以为会 误了飞机，可是最后刚刚赶上。

② He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.他赢 了，但仅仅是险胜。

【注释】非正式用法。源自《圣经?约伯记》第19章第 20节：“我的皮肉紧贴骨头，我只剩牙皮逃脱了。” (My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. Job 19:20 )