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
Schwanhild	-	German
Itxaro	-	Basque
Lycurgus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Trefor	-	Welsh
Vesta	VES-tə (English)	Roman Mythology
Quinton	['kwintɔn]