How is the word d'un cheveu translated from French to English

English translation
by the skin of my teeth
phrase

Tout juste, presque sans marge.

Only just, with almost no margin left.

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  • J'ai réussi de justesse. — I passed by the skin of my teeth.

  • On a attrapé l'avion de justesse. — We caught the flight by the skin of our teeth.

  • Il a gardé son poste de justesse. — He kept the job by the skin of his teeth.

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