7PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect]吓得魂飞魄散;大吃一惊 If something makes you jump out of your skin, it surprises or shocks you very much. 吓得魂飞魄散;大吃一惊
He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw two rats.
他看到两只老鼠,几乎给吓丢了魂。
8PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect]保命;保全自己;设法摆脱困境 If you try to save your own skin or save your skin, you try to save yourself from something dangerous or unpleasant. 保命;保全自己;设法摆脱困境
He'd have done anything to anybody to save his own skin.
为了活命,他可以不顾任何人,不择手段。
9PHRASE 侥幸;好不容易才;险些儿没有 If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you just manage to do it. 侥幸;好不容易才;险些儿没有
He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.
他赢了,但是赢得十分勉强。
10PHRASE 脸皮厚;不计较面子 If you say that someone has a thick skin, you mean that they are able to listen to criticism about themselves without becoming offended. 脸皮厚;不计较面子