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
James	[dʒeimz]
Hildebrand	HIL-de-brahnt (German)	German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
Mikheil	-	Georgian
Melvyn	MEL-vin	English
Volodya	-	Russian
Fatin (1)	-	Arabic