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
PÄIvÄ	PIE-va	Finnish
Reinout	-	Dutch
Bailey	['beili]
Nizhoni	-	Native American, Navajo
Yuliya	YOO-lee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
DeÒRsa	-	Scottish