by the skin of (one's) teeth

Barely. Often used to describe something that almost didn't happen. Oh man, my car wouldn't start this morning—I just made it here by the skin of my teeth!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bilbo	BIL-bo (English)	Literature
Dieuwe	DOO-ə	Frisian
Sima (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Sinta	SEEN-tah	Indonesian, Javanese
Hannibal	HAN-i-bəl (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Gro	-	Norwegian