by [with] the skin of one's teeth这个词语在特定语言环境下很容易使人误译，那么你觉得by [with] the skin of one's teeth应该怎么翻译呢?by [with] the skin of one's teeth的原意又是什么呢?
by [with] the skin of one's teeth
［例句］ Bert passed the spoken language exam by the skin of his teeth .
［误译］ 伯特轻而易举地 通过了口语考试。
［原意］ 伯特差一点就没 通过口语考试。
［说明］ by [with] the skin of one's teeth（介词短语）是源自典故的口语，意为“差一点不”、“险些没有”、“好不容易才”、“侥幸”。
