BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH

skin of one's teeth, by the adv infml He got promoted by the skin of his teeth Его еле перевели в другой класс She came tearing up in a taxicab and barely caught the bus by the skin of her teeth Она примчалась на такси и едва успела на автобус We made it by the skin of our teeth Мы чудом туда добрались