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Definition of by the skin of (one's) teeth
by the skin of (one's) teeth
adverb
- narrowly.
I escaped that by the skin of my teeth.
I got my degree by the skin of my teeth.
Last edited on Apr 04 2014. Submitted by John A. from San Antonio, TX, USA on May 07 2005.
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Other terms relating to 'by': | |
| Definitions include: See five by five. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "by the way". | |
| Definitions include: eventually. | |
| Definitions include: general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: by oneself. | |
| Definitions include: strictly following procedure. | |
| Definitions include: an execution carried out with firearms shot from a moving vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: something disappeared under unknown circumstances. | |
| Definitions include: fine, good, okay. | |
| Definitions include: adjective. | |
| Definitions include: to catch or trap a person in a difficult situation. | |
| Definitions include: to have the advantage in a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc. | |
| Definitions include: To live with the present being the most important; to live a dream or to understand the unchanging world, so to speak. | |
| Definitions include: it is usually defined as "definitely not, no way etc." | |
Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence. | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an amount of violence. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
Other terms relating to 'skin': | |
| Definitions include: similar to skin on your nut sac. my elbow skin was hanging down in the toilet water. | |
| Definitions include: to annoy. | |
| Definitions include: between to or more people, to smack palms as a sign of congratulations or mutual celebration. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with someone, any type of sexual intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: no problem/burden | |
| Definitions include: to perform fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: masturbating (male only). | |
| Definitions include: masturbating (female). | |
| Definitions include: to show unclothed skin. | |
| Definitions include: a cigarette rolling paper. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to reprimand severely. | |
| Definitions include: sister. | |
| Definitions include: naked. | |
Other terms relating to 'teeth': | |
| Definitions include: used to denounce someone who has overly small and or crooked teeth. origin: Kentucky. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "kiss my teeth". | |
| Definitions include: to tell a big lie. | |
| Definitions include: no problem/burden | |
| Definitions include: to smile. | |
| Definitions include: gapped or messed up teeth. | |
| Definitions include: a soft, sticky, mat-like film attached to the surface of teeth causing the sensation of having spun yarn in one's mouth. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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