by the skin of your teeth

僥倖、差一點就失敗

only just, barely

什麼時候用？

指勉強、差一點就來不及或失敗。

情境：你差幾秒就趕不上火車，最後勉強趕上。

We caught the train by the skin of our teeth.

我們千鈞一髮才趕上火車。

He passed the course by the skin of his teeth.

他勉強及格，剛好過關。

The team won by the skin of their teeth.

那一隊驚險萬分地贏了比賽。

152 個高頻慣用語，四種題型加上間隔重複，
讓它們真的留在腦子裡。