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
Ferdie	FUR-dee	English
Anastazja	ah-nah-STAHZ-yah	Polish
Etelka	-	Hungarian
Sauda	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Tzila	-	Hebrew
Dubaku	-	Western African, Akan