Multiple choice general knowledge foreign languages

I got to the station a few minutes late and missed the train by the skin of the teeth. Skin of the teeth implies

  1. just manage to do it but that u almost fail

  2. exagerate a story

  3. has got nothing to do with

  4. a fuss made about an insignificant matter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'By the skin of your teeth' means barely succeeding or escaping something - you manage it but very narrowly, almost failing. It comes from the Bible (Job 19:20). Option A captures this meaning despite awkward phrasing ('just manage to do it but that u almost fail'). Other options don't match.

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