- I escaped by the skin of my teeth.
- expr.Ich bin gerade noch davongekommen. ausdr.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
I escaped by the skin of my teeth.
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escaped by the skin of his teeth — got away in the nick of time, barely managed to run away … English contemporary dictionary
by the skin of your teeth — informal : only by a small difference in time, space, or amount : just barely He escaped by the skin of his teeth. [=he just barely escaped] She only passed the test by the skin of her teeth. [=she almost did not pass the test] • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
by the skin of your teeth — by the skin of (your) teeth informal if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed in doing it. We escaped by the skin of our teeth. England held on by the skin of their teeth to win 1 0 … New idioms dictionary
the skin of one's teeth — phrasal : a very narrow margin escaped by the skin of my teeth Job 19:20 (Revised Standard Version) … Useful english dictionary
by the skin of teeth — by the skin of (your) teeth informal if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed in doing it. We escaped by the skin of our teeth. England held on by the skin of their teeth to win 1 0 … New idioms dictionary
by the skin of one's teeth — (ONLY) JUST, narrowly, by a hair s breadth, by a very small margin; informal by a whisker. → skin * * * by the skin of one s teeth see under ↑skin • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth * * * by a very narrow margin; barely I only got away by the skin o … Useful english dictionary
by the skin of one's teeth — {adv. phr.} By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. * /The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth./ * /She passed English by the skin of her teeth./ Compare: SQUEAK THROUGH, WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN… … Dictionary of American idioms
by the skin of one's teeth — {adv. phr.} By a narrow margin; with no room to spare; barely. * /The drowning man struggled, and I got him to land by the skin of my teeth./ * /She passed English by the skin of her teeth./ Compare: SQUEAK THROUGH, WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN… … Dictionary of American idioms
skin — /skɪn / (say skin) noun 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal; pelt. 3. any integumentary covering, outer coating, or surface layer,… …
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skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… … Universalium
