Skin of my teeth - wikipedia Skin of my teeth Skin of my teeth ( Hebrew : ע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי ‎ ' ō - wr šin - nāy ) is a phrase from the Bible. In Job 19 : 20, the King James Version of the Bible says, `` My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. '' In the Geneva Bible, the phrase is rendered as `` I have escaped with the skinne of my tethe. '' In modern times, `` by the skin of my teeth '' is used to describe a situation from which one barely managed to escape. Cultural references to the phrase Skin o ' My Teeth -- Megadeth used this phrase as a song name in their 1992 album, Countdown to Extinction, referring to the theme of a failed suicide attempt. The Skin of Our Teeth -- A play by Thornton Wilder with multiple Biblical allusions. Skin o ' My Tooth -- A book by Baroness Emma Orczy in which the phrase is a nickname of the main character, a lawyer. The nickname is given by a client who says that he was freed `` by the skin o ' my tooth. '' See also Hair 's breadth References Jump up ^ By the skin of your teeth. phrases.org.uk. Last accessed 26 Feb 2012. 2. Idioms ( first paragraph ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skin_of_my_teeth&oldid=806769764 '' Categories : English - language idioms Hebrew Bible words and phrases Christian terminology Hidden categories : Articles containing Hebrew - language text Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 October 2017, at 01 : 25. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the saying by the skin of your teeth come from
Answer: a phrase from the Bible. In Job 19:20