by the skin of one's teeth

English-Turkish Translation

  1. kıtı kıtına, ucu ucuna, daradar, ancak, kıt kanaat, güçlükle.
    He passed English by the skin of his teeth.
  2. kıl payı, kıtı kıtına, ancak, güçbela.
    We had to run for the train, and caught it by the skin of our teeth.
  3. kıtı kıtına, ucu ucuna, ancak, güçbela, güçlükle, kıl payı.
    escape by the skin of one's teeth: kıl payı kurtulmak.
English-Turkish translations from the Atalay Dictionary, First Edition