By the skin of one's teeth
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 11By a very narrow margin
बाल-बाल बचना
He passed by the skin of his teeth and topped the next one.
By the skin of one's teeth is close and it counts.
Daily use: Iska matlab bahut mushkil se.
क्या दाँतों की skin होती है? नहीं। यानी margin बिल्कुल zero, उतना ही जितनी दाँतों की skin। By the skin of one's teeth = बहुत कम अंतर से बचना, जैसे hair-breadth escape।
Do teeth have skin? No. So a margin as thin as 'the skin of the teeth' is almost zero. To do something by the skin of one's teeth is to manage it or escape by a very narrow margin, like a hair-breadth escape.
यह बहुत बार पूछा गया idiom है: meaning 'by a very narrow margin'। Synonym options: narrowly, hair-breadth escape, squeak through; opposite: comfortably।
A frequently asked idiom with the meaning 'by a very narrow margin'. Synonym options are narrowly, 'hair-breadth escape' and 'squeak through'; the opposite is comfortably.