Bedeutung
To succeed by a very narrow margin.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Used frequently in sports commentary. Common in casual workplace banter.
Practice
Use it when you feel relieved.
Bedeutung
To succeed by a very narrow margin.
Practice
Use it when you feel relieved.
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Complete the phrase.
I finished the race by the skin of my ____.
The idiom is 'by the skin of my teeth'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /1
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Aufgabensammlung
1 AufgabenI finished the race by the skin of my ____.
The idiom is 'by the skin of my teeth'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /1
Häufig gestellte Fragen
1 FragenNo, it is informal.
Verwandte Redewendungen
By a hair's breadth
synonymVery close