How is the phrase por los pelos translated from Spanish to English

English translation
by the skin of my teeth
phrase

Justo justo, sin apenas margen.

Only just, with almost no margin left.

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  • Aprobé por los pelos. — I passed by the skin of my teeth.

  • Cogimos el vuelo por los pelos. — We caught the flight by the skin of our teeth.

  • Conservó el trabajo por los pelos. — He kept the job by the skin of his teeth.

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