Job uses a few phrases that have become modern-day cliches. Finish this one from the Bible: "I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped only by" what?
Answer The skin of my teeth
There's really no skin on your teeth, maybe just film or plaque, but the concept of skin having teeth as a metaphor for a close call comes from Job.
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