Sentences with phrase «by the skin of»

As per usual, he finds a way and, by the skin of his teeth saves the day.

«I rode it through and just barely, by the skin of our teeth, we got through it,» Clark says.

Republicans passed a significant test on their newly unveiled tax reform legislation Thursday — by the skin of their teeth.

It took President Barack Obama more than a year from his inauguration to get the Affordable Care Act passed by the skin of its teeth — despite enjoying massive Congressional majorities.

Aided by a strong flow of orders, Buschman pulled the company through by the skin of his teeth, getting the hoped - for tax extension and stretching other accounts payable.

Not bad for an app that nearly tanked less than a year after it launched, only to survive by the skin of its teeth with an app launch party that gained it the much - needed users that make it now one of Silicon Alley's hottest startups, and an incredibly viable competitor to Tinder.

At last year's AGM, the Company missed a first strike by the skin of its teeth with 24.68 % of poll votes against the remuneration report proposal.

That is over 250 million Americans living by the skin of their teeth, waiting anxiously for their next paycheck to arrive and act as a lifeline until the next one.

Whew, by the skin of our teeth — by one seat in the Senate — America avoided the fate of becoming a banana republic.

I had been celibate 14 years, since college — by the skin of my teeth.

However, eleven years later we are still going... by the skin of our teeth... when out of the blue we are approached by a company offering us a proposal to buy land that we couldn't refuse.

These people make it to heaven by the skin of their teeth.

It's the last day of National Cupcake Week and I'm just getting in by the skin of my chinny chin chin.

Reading w no stress, AFC expected to win, Reading playing physical, this match was not won by the skin of any teeth, they frustrated us at times but we over powered them.

They now have also dropped three straight games and are hanging onto the # 9 spot by the skin of their teeth in this week's Power Rankings.

The weasel with the Rogue blonde streak in his hair stole the title from Brock Lesnar by cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania and has been surviving by the skin of his teeth ever since.

In 2015 Arsenal only just pinched second place in the League by the skin of their teeth when Tottenham collapsed in the final games of the campaign, but Spurs got their revenge in style last season when they made sure of their second - place finish and ended 11 points ahead of a very disappointing Gunners side, that failed to even make the Champions League.

Although we haven't finished below them since the Ox was a babe in arms, the fact is we only made it last season by the skin of our teeth.

The Americans also lost a pair of group - stage games to Puerto Rico and Lithuania, advancing by the skin of their teeth.

In the wake of another win by the skin of their teeth, Tottenham have shown that not only are they capable of winning through a bad streak of games, but, doing so without big name players such as Gareth Bale and Michael Dawson.

Cleveland won the Finals by the skin of its teeth with LeBron and Kyrie just eking out enough points.

Indeed, Liverpool have been living by the skin of their teeth through the first few months of the season.

Even if United score an own goal and we win by the skin of our teeth, the problem will remain in the long term.

The Irish may have only got through by the skin of their teeth and be strong favourites to go out today, with three days fewer than the hosts to rest and prepare, but their fans are definitely firm favourites thanks to the friendly party atmosphere that follows them around.

Side 2: We narrowly won by the skin of our teeth.

This is a team with a huge future, not one hanging on to relevance by the skin of their collective teeth.

Arsene survived the CL group stages by the skin of his teeth and was top on New Year.

History, our records for getting knocked out at this stage by the skin of our teeth.

Team McNichols hangs onto the # 1 spot this week, but only by the skin of their teeth.

Maybe I'm delusional, I guess that happens when you live and die in the A, but I think we'll slide into a wild card spot, by the skin of our teeth and in the next year or two, we'll be a force to be reckoned with..

Nottingham Forest had a disastrous season last time around, surviving by the skin of their teeth as they stayed up due to a marginally superior goal difference to Blackburn, who unfortunately made the drop down to League One.

Now they knew their driver had the championship, if by the skin of his teeth — and that they would win the Sears Craftsman pit crew championship, a title earned by a crew's car spending the least amount of time in the pits in 10 selected races during the season.

I feel that Wenger survived by the skin of his teeth and it is only the lack of true ambition by Stan and his Kroenkies that we don't have the beginning of a new era at the club.

Very steady game, and lovely range of passes Sanchez 7 — Gets a 7 by the skin of his teeth.

Winning five of those six games is highly unlikely and I wouldn't be surprised to see Ohio State mete out some Beyoncé - in - Lemonade - style vengeance on the Spartans, who can't keep winning by the skin of their teeth... right?

Dortmund expected to be comfortably ensconced in second and challenging for major trophies, not second by the skin of their teeth and hanging on for dear life both domestically and in the Europa League, where their elimination of Atalanta verged on flattery.

By the skin of their teeth, Liverpool have gained six valuable points at the start of this season's Premier League.

The Magpies survived a trip to Brighton by the skin of their teeth but may not be as lucky this time around as they go to Huddersfield.

Anyone who thought that Stuttgart had turned the corner by avoiding relegation from the top - flight by the skin of their teeth, probably is having second - thoughts following the revelation that a clutch of their brightest and best young talents are rumoured to feature on the wish - lists of other teams.

We might be third by the skin of our shin pads at the moment, but you have to wonder how much higher we would have been had Rooney been in attack, scoring, terrorizing and creating for fellow strikers (be it Wilson, van Persie or even the lumbering Falcao).

But there is a massive positive for Arsenal supporters, as well as a small dose of irony, and that is that Lady Luck is clearly shining down on your side, as while your team continue to spurn every window of opportunity that comes their way, they are still in this title race, albeit by the skin of their teeth and in urgent need of the odd favour elsewhere.

Everton fans have had to endure a disappointing start to the new league campaign which has seen them win just won of their opening four fixtures, with even that win being by the skin of their teeth.

Chelsea spent the entire 1950s in the top flight of English football but the early years at least were a struggle, the Pensioners finishing level on points with the bottom two in 1951 only surviving by the skin of their teeth, whilst they were 19th of 22 in the following two years.

They done so by the skin of their teeth in previous seasons, but last season Bolton finished a clear nine points above the drop, with the teams results definitely improving in the second half of the season under new manager Owen Coyle, so there were promising signs from the Reebok club that they can do a lot better than they for the most part last term, when positive form was almost non-existent and despite some valiant and brave efforts against some classy opponents they just couldn't convert their courageous performances into points which would have propelled them up the Premier League and into a more respectable finishing position.

In recent seasons, Arsenal have made it into the top 4 by the skin of their teeth.

It is those who survive by the skin of their teeth who are expensive — and, let's face it, that is a lot less likely in a homebirth than in the hospital.

Bit O'Crunchy won by the skin of its teeth - and this was much to my delight as it was always my favorite choice anyway.

According to my research at the beginning of this month, in an election tomorrow Nick Clegg would hold onto his Sheffield Hallam seat by the skin of his teeth, with 33 % to Labour's 31 %, and the Conservatives on 28 % — a swing of 17.5 % to Labour.

Few could have anticipated the surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn, who after getting on to the Labour leadership ballot by the skin of his teeth has become remarkably popular among his party's grassroots.

It's no secret that the Senate Republicans are hanging on to power in their closely - divided chamber by the skin of their teeth as New York steadily grows ever more blue (in terms of Democratic enrollment).