by a very narrow margin; only just
刚好,仅,勉强
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I only got away by the skin of my teeth .我刚好逃脱。[ORIGIN from a misquotation of Job 19 20 ‘I am escaped with the skin of my teeth’ (i.e. and nothing else). Current use reflects a different sense.]get under someone's skin -
informal 〈非正式〉1 annoy or irritate someone intensely惹恼,激怒
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it was the sheer effrontery of them which got under my skin .是他们的厚颜无耻使我生气。