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by the skin of one's teeth

adverb as in closely

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firmly
hard
intently
intimately
jointly
meticulously
scrupulously
sharply
strictly
thoughtfully

Strong match

nearly

Weak matches

exactly
heedfully
in conjunction with
mindfully
minutely
punctiliously
searchingly
similarly

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Examples of Hebrew idiom that have become English via the Bible include: "to set one's teeth on edge", "by the skin of one's teeth", "the land of the living" and "from strength to strength".

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