Meaning of (BY THE) SKIN OF ONE`S TEETH in English (BY THE) SKIN OF ONE`S TEETH only just, barely We were able to arrive in time for the train by the skin of our teeth. English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012 Dictionaries → English dictionaries → English idioms vocab Словари → Английские словари → Словарь английских идиом и выражений