Meanings (ES + gloss)
con las justas • dejando pelos en la gatera • por el canto de un duro • por un pelo
Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.
I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
I would have liked to have hung around in Birmingham, but my connections are tight owing to a points failure, and I make the CrossCountry Class 170 to Derby by the skin of my teeth…
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