A1 Idiom Informal

By the skin of one's teeth.

Barely succeed.

Significado

To succeed by a very narrow margin.

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Contexto cultural

Used frequently in sports commentary. Common in casual workplace banter.

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Practice

Use it when you feel relieved.

Significado

To succeed by a very narrow margin.

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Practice

Use it when you feel relieved.

Teste-se

Complete the phrase.

I finished the race by the skin of my ____.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: teeth

The idiom is 'by the skin of my teeth'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Recursos visuais

Banco de exercicios

1 exercicios
Complete the phrase. Fill Blank A1

I finished the race by the skin of my ____.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: teeth

The idiom is 'by the skin of my teeth'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Perguntas frequentes

1 perguntas

No, it is informal.

Frases relacionadas

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By a hair's breadth

synonym

Very close

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