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1 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) på et hængende hår* * *(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) på et hængende hår -
2 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) por los pelospor los pelosby the skin of one's teeth*expr.• por los pelos* expr.• por un pelo* expr.por los pelos; por un pelo -
3 by the skin of one's teeth
едва, еле-еле, чудом [этим. библ. Job XIX, 20]He had dragged himself from its enchantment only by the skin of his teeth, Bill told himself... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVII) — Билл считал, что ему удалось спастись, когда он уже был на краю гибели...
They felt like men who with the skin of their teeth have escaped a sudden and violent death... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Judgement Seat’) — Они чувствовали себя так, как чувствует себя человек, чудом спасшийся от насильственной смерти...
...she came tearing up in a taxicab and barely caught the bus by the skin of her teeth at Bakersfield. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the One-Eyed Witness’, ch. 14) — Эта женщина примчалась на такси и едва успела на автобус, идущий в Бейкерсфилд.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > by the skin of one's teeth
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4 escape by the skin of one's teeth
едва/с трудом унести ногиOur correspondent in Saigon escaped by the skin of his teeth on one of the last US army helicopters.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > escape by the skin of one's teeth
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5 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) með naumindum -
6 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) csak egy hajszálon múlt -
7 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) por uma unha negra -
8 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) kılpayı, darı darına -
9 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) za las -
10 by the skin of one's teeth
• nipin napin• niukin naukin• nippa nappa* * *(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) nipin napin -
11 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) med nød og neppe -
12 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) (per un pelo/soffio/capello) -
13 by the skin of one's teeth
* * *expr.mit Hängen und Würgen ausdr. -
14 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) o mały włos -
15 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) par mata tiesu; tik tikko* * *tik tikko -
16 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) per plauką -
17 by the skin of one's teeth
med nöd och näppe* * *(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) -
18 by the skin of one's teeth
чудом/едва уцелеть (избежать беды, неприятности)We escaped by the skin of our teeth.
I myself survived by the the skin of my teeth.
England held on by the skin of their teeth to win 11:10.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > by the skin of one's teeth
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19 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) ca prin urechile acului -
20 cash in one's chips (cash in)
откинуть копыта: Rip-off Jack escaped but was shot through and knew that he was going to cash in his chips very soon.—Джек-Грабитель ушел от погони, но его прострелили, и парень знал, что долго он не протянет.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > cash in one's chips (cash in)
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