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
Lev (1)	LYEF	Russian
Della	['delə]
Abioye	-	Western African, Yoruba
SiobhÁN	shi-VAWN	Irish
Minu	-	Persian
Jenifer	JEN-i-fər (English)	English, Cornish