BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH

Meaning of BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH in English

by a little, barely

He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH — by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.
English Idioms vocab
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIN — I. ˈskin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEETH — (v. i.) To breed, or grow, teeth.
Английский словарь Webster
TEETH — ( v. i. ) To breed, or grow, teeth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEETH — — teethless , adj. /teeth/ , n. pl. of tooth .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIN — — skinlike , adj. /skin/ , n. , v. , skinned, skinning , adj. n. 1. the external covering or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEETH — v. grow teeth (about an infant or child)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TEETH — dentition, characteristic arrangement of teeth in human or animal; real power, real strength and effectiveness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SKIN — I. ˈskin noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEETH — noun ·pl of tooth. 2. teeth ·vi to breed, or grow, teeth. 3. teeth ·pl of tooth.
Webster English vocab
SKIN — vi to become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. 2. skin ·noun a vessel made of skin, used …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
TEETH — [teeth] pl of tooth
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKIN — [skin] n, often attrib [ME, fr. ON skinn; akin to OE scinn skin, MHG schint fruit peel] (13c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKIN — in human anatomy, the covering, or integument, of the body's surface that both provides protection and receives sensory stimuli from …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEETH — teeth BrE AmE tiːθ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKIN — skin BrE AmE skɪn ▷ skinned skɪnd ▷ skinning ˈskɪn ɪŋ ▷ skins skɪnz ▶ ˈ skin ˌ diver BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKIN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEETH — teeth /tiːθ/ BrE AmE the plural of ↑ tooth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKIN — I. skin 1 S2 W2 /skɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skinn ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKIN — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1. the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEETH — Teeth is the plural of tooth .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIN — ( skins, skinning, skinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your skin …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEETH — Teeth is the plural of tooth .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEETH — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES armed to the teeth (= carrying a lot of weapons ) ▪ Many of the gangs …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKIN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
TEETH — (AGAINST) [plural] [noun] - in the teeth of against, because of, or despiteThe plan collapsed/survived in the teeth of fierce …
Cambridge English vocab
SKIN — [verb] [T] -nn-To skin something is to remove its skin.The hunters skinned the deer they had killed.You can skin tomatoes …
Cambridge English vocab
TEETH
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SKIN — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED …
Slang English vocab
SKIN — I. noun 1 covering of a human/animal body ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful , clear , fine , flawless , good , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TEETH — • ↑ brush your teeth • ↑ by the skin of your teeth • ↑ grit your teeth • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
SKIN — n. 25B6; noun these chemicals could damage the skin : EPIDERMIS, dermis, derma. Mary's fair skin : COMPLEXION, colouring, skin …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SKIN — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED …
Словарь английских идиом
TEETH — зубья pl от tooth (в знач. сущ.) calf's ~ pl молочные зубы dragon's ~ миф. зубы дракона dragon's ~ воен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKIN — 1. сущ. 1) а) кожа (человека) to cast, shed, slip one's skin ≈ сбрасывать кожу, линять The snake shed its …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THEIR — their.ogg ðeə (полная форма); ðər (редуцированная форма перед гласными); ðə (редуцированная форма перед согласными) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TEETH — teeth.ogg ti:θ pl от tooth I
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SKIN — skin.ogg 1. skın n 1. 1> кожа clear dry, tender skin - чистая сухая, нежная кожа fair dark skin - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TEETH — мн. ч. от tooth - bucket teeth - combed claw teeth - dipper teeth - forked claw teeth
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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