| [00:00.28] | Hi, I'm Yang Li, and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm here today with Jen. |
| [00:05.56] | Hi. |
| [00:07.55] | Jen, you look a little flustered? Are you ok? |
| [00:11.65] | Oh, I woke up late and had to run to the train station. |
| [00:15.12] | There's only one train an hour. I ran all the way there and made it by the skin of my teeth, just as the doors were closing. |
| [00:22.40] | Phew. Is there any coffee? |
| [00:24.43] | Hang on hang on. How did your teeth help you to run for the train? |
| [00:29.67] | Sorry? |
| [00:30.58] | You said "I made it by the skin of my teeth." I've got to see this. Show me your teeth. When did they grow skin? |
| [00:39.69] | No, there's no skin on my teeth. That would be disgusting. |
| [00:43.85] | But but what did you mean? |
| [00:46.10] | If you do something "by the skin of your teeth" it means that you did it by a narrow margin, so you just managed to do it, or almost failed. |
| [00:55.29] | Ah see, so if you got to the train by the skin of your teeth, it means that you nearly missed it? |
| [01:02.75] | That's exactly right. Let's hear some more examples of the phrase in action. |
| [01:08.40] | My brother's so lucky. He never does any revision for exams but always manages to pass by the skin of his teeth. |
| [01:17.18] | Hi, I'm stuck in a traffic jam. I might still make it to the presentation, but it'll be by the skin of my teeth. |
| [01:24.62] | So when you just manage to do something, you can say you did it by the skin of your teeth? |
| [01:30.21] | That's it. |
| [01:31.16] | That's a really funny phrase. I like it. |
| [01:34.71] | It's good to be able to get your teeth into English phrases like this. |
| [01:38.48] | My teeth? What about my teeth? |
| [01:41.16] | It's just another phrase, silly. If you get your teeth into something, it means that you become really involved in it. |
| [01:48.59] | Well in that case, I do love getting my teeth into a new phrase. |
| [01:53.50] | Teeth, hang on. Oh no, oh I've just remembered, I have a dentist's appointment at 12 o'clock. |
| [02:03.95] | Look it's ten to 12 now, I'll never make it. |
| [02:07.86] | You go, I'll finish the programme, if you run you might make it, but by the skin of your teeth. |
| [02:13.51] | Oh thanks Jen, bye… |
| [00:00.28] | Hi, I' m Yang Li, and welcome to The English We Speak. I' m here today with Jen. |
| [00:05.56] | Hi. |
| [00:07.55] | Jen, you look a little flustered? Are you ok? |
| [00:11.65] | Oh, I woke up late and had to run to the train station. |
| [00:15.12] | There' s only one train an hour. I ran all the way there and made it by the skin of my teeth, just as the doors were closing. |
| [00:22.40] | Phew. Is there any coffee? |
| [00:24.43] | Hang on hang on. How did your teeth help you to run for the train? |
| [00:29.67] | Sorry? |
| [00:30.58] | You said " I made it by the skin of my teeth." I' ve got to see this. Show me your teeth. When did they grow skin? |
| [00:39.69] | No, there' s no skin on my teeth. That would be disgusting. |
| [00:43.85] | But but what did you mean? |
| [00:46.10] | If you do something " by the skin of your teeth" it means that you did it by a narrow margin, so you just managed to do it, or almost failed. |
| [00:55.29] | Ah see, so if you got to the train by the skin of your teeth, it means that you nearly missed it? |
| [01:02.75] | That' s exactly right. Let' s hear some more examples of the phrase in action. |
| [01:08.40] | My brother' s so lucky. He never does any revision for exams but always manages to pass by the skin of his teeth. |
| [01:17.18] | Hi, I' m stuck in a traffic jam. I might still make it to the presentation, but it' ll be by the skin of my teeth. |
| [01:24.62] | So when you just manage to do something, you can say you did it by the skin of your teeth? |
| [01:30.21] | That' s it. |
| [01:31.16] | That' s a really funny phrase. I like it. |
| [01:34.71] | It' s good to be able to get your teeth into English phrases like this. |
| [01:38.48] | My teeth? What about my teeth? |
| [01:41.16] | It' s just another phrase, silly. If you get your teeth into something, it means that you become really involved in it. |
| [01:48.59] | Well in that case, I do love getting my teeth into a new phrase. |
| [01:53.50] | Teeth, hang on. Oh no, oh I' ve just remembered, I have a dentist' s appointment at 12 o' clock. |
| [02:03.95] | Look it' s ten to 12 now, I' ll never make it. |
| [02:07.86] | You go, I' ll finish the programme, if you run you might make it, but by the skin of your teeth. |
| [02:13.51] | Oh thanks Jen, bye |
| [00:00.28] | Hi, I' m Yang Li, and welcome to The English We Speak. I' m here today with Jen. |
| [00:05.56] | Hi. |
| [00:07.55] | Jen, you look a little flustered? Are you ok? |
| [00:11.65] | Oh, I woke up late and had to run to the train station. |
| [00:15.12] | There' s only one train an hour. I ran all the way there and made it by the skin of my teeth, just as the doors were closing. |
| [00:22.40] | Phew. Is there any coffee? |
| [00:24.43] | Hang on hang on. How did your teeth help you to run for the train? |
| [00:29.67] | Sorry? |
| [00:30.58] | You said " I made it by the skin of my teeth." I' ve got to see this. Show me your teeth. When did they grow skin? |
| [00:39.69] | No, there' s no skin on my teeth. That would be disgusting. |
| [00:43.85] | But but what did you mean? |
| [00:46.10] | If you do something " by the skin of your teeth" it means that you did it by a narrow margin, so you just managed to do it, or almost failed. |
| [00:55.29] | Ah see, so if you got to the train by the skin of your teeth, it means that you nearly missed it? |
| [01:02.75] | That' s exactly right. Let' s hear some more examples of the phrase in action. |
| [01:08.40] | My brother' s so lucky. He never does any revision for exams but always manages to pass by the skin of his teeth. |
| [01:17.18] | Hi, I' m stuck in a traffic jam. I might still make it to the presentation, but it' ll be by the skin of my teeth. |
| [01:24.62] | So when you just manage to do something, you can say you did it by the skin of your teeth? |
| [01:30.21] | That' s it. |
| [01:31.16] | That' s a really funny phrase. I like it. |
| [01:34.71] | It' s good to be able to get your teeth into English phrases like this. |
| [01:38.48] | My teeth? What about my teeth? |
| [01:41.16] | It' s just another phrase, silly. If you get your teeth into something, it means that you become really involved in it. |
| [01:48.59] | Well in that case, I do love getting my teeth into a new phrase. |
| [01:53.50] | Teeth, hang on. Oh no, oh I' ve just remembered, I have a dentist' s appointment at 12 o' clock. |
| [02:03.95] | Look it' s ten to 12 now, I' ll never make it. |
| [02:07.86] | You go, I' ll finish the programme, if you run you might make it, but by the skin of your teeth. |
| [02:13.51] | Oh thanks Jen, bye |
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