Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Word of the Week: by the skin of your teeth




Definition: when you do something and you only just succeed or nearly fail.

Synonyms: closely, almost, more or less.

Examples: - I succeeded the test by the skin of my teeth.
-     I avoided getting hit by the car by the skin of my teeth

Links:

http://daysgoneby.me/dyk-true-meaning-escaped-skin-teeth/
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/by-the-skin-of-your-teeth


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