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I am Ihsan Saber, an English Language Teaching (ELT) professional with an M.A. degree from the University of Sussex, in the U.K. I am currently an English lecturer within the College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil.

By the Skin of Your Teeth


Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!

by the skin of your teeth: you only just succeed in doing it; by a very narrow margin; only just:
به‌ پڕه‌پڕ، هه‌ر ئه‌وه‌تا "زۆر به‌زه‌حمه‌ت شتێك بكه‌ی"

He escaped from the secret police by the skin of his teeth.
به‌پڕه‌پڕ ڕای كرد له‌ ده‌ست‌ پۆلیسی نهێنی.

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