por um triz
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “by very little, by an instant”.
Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) by a whisker; by a hair's breadth; by the skin of one's teeth (by a narrow margin)
- Synonyms: por um fio, por pouco
- Eu consegui escapar do acidente por um triz.
- I managed to escape the accident by a hair's breadth.