by the skin of one's teeth

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* From Job 19.20. "My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh. I have escaped by the skin of my teeth."

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: pels pèls — barely, closely
• Danish: på et hængende hår — barely, closely
• Finnish: nipin napin — barely, closely
• Finnish: hiuksenhienosti — barely, closely
• Finnish: niukin naukin — barely, closely
• Finnish: hädin tuskin — barely, closely
• Finnish: juuri ja juuri — barely, closely
• French: par la peau des dents — barely, closely
• French: d’un poil — barely, closely
• French: par le chas de l'aiguille — barely, closely
• French: de justesse — barely, closely
• French: à fleur de corde — barely, closely
• German: mit knapper Not — barely, closely
• German: mit Mühe und Not — barely, closely
• German: um Haaresbreite — barely, closely
• German: mit Ach und Krach — barely, closely
• German: mit Hängen und Würgen — barely, closely
• Greek: παρά τρίχα (pará trícha) — barely, closely
• Irish: idir cleith agus ursain — barely, closely
• Italian: per un pelo — barely, closely
• Italian: per il rotto della cuffia — barely, closely
• Latvian: par mata tiesu — barely, closely
• Norwegian Bokmål: på hengende håret — barely, closely
• Polish: o mały włos — barely, closely
• Portuguese: por um fio — barely, closely
• Portuguese: por um triz — barely, closely
• Russian: е́ле (jéle) — barely, closely
• Russian: е́ле-е́ле (jéle-jéle) — barely, closely
• Russian: едва́ (jedvá) — barely, closely
• Russian: едва́-едва́ (jedvá-jedvá) — barely, closely
• Russian: наси́лу (nasílu) — barely, closely
• Scots: by a bawhair — barely, closely
• Scottish Gaelic: air èiginn — barely, closely
• Spanish: con las justas — barely, closely
• Spanish: dejando pelos en la gatera — barely, closely
• Spanish: por el canto de un duro — barely, closely
• Spanish: por un pelo — barely, closely
• Swedish: på håret — barely, closely
• Swedish: med blotta förskräckelsen — barely, closely
• Thai: เส้นยาแดงผ่าแปด — barely, closely