英译汉常见错误 | by [with] the skin of one's teeth

［例句］　Bert passed the spoken language exam by the skin of his teeth.
［误译］　伯特轻而易举地通过了口语考试。
［原意］　伯特差一点就没通过口语考试。
［说明］　by [with] the skin of one's teeth（介词短语）是源自典故的口语，意为“差一点不”、“险些没有”、“好不容易才”、“侥幸”。