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by the skin of your teeth

by the skin of your teeth
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy stressed th ee skin uhv, ov yoo r, yawr, yohr teeth]
    • /baɪ stressed ði skɪn ʌv, ɒv yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr tiθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy stressed th ee skin uhv, ov yoo r, yawr, yohr teeth]
    • /baɪ stressed ði skɪn ʌv, ɒv yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr tiθ/

Definition of by the skin of your teeth words

  • phrase by the skin of your teeth If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you just manage to do it. 3
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Parts of speech for By the skin of your teeth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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by the skin of your teeth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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