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.