请输入您要查询的俚语:

 

俚语 skin of my teeth
释义

skin of my teeth

Skin of my teeth (Hebrew: ע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי ‘ō-wr šin-nāy) is a phrase from the Bible. In Job 19:20, the King James Version of the Bible says, "My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth." In the Geneva Bible, the phrase is rendered as "I haue escaped with the skinne of my tethe."1

In modern times, "by the skin of my teeth" is used to describe a situation from which one barely managed to escape.

copypasted from wikipedia.
That fire accident was so bad I got out only with the skin of my teeth.

no skin off my teeth

You say this when you're neutral about something and you want to say you don't care either way.
Dave: Hey do you mind if I trash your jeep tonight ?
Me: nah ... no skin off my teeth.
随便看

 

英语俚语辞典收录了3210630条英语俚语在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语俚语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2023 Newdu.com.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 19:05:26