Question

read the source of the allusion.

in the bible, job complains to god about his hardships, saying that both strangers and those he loves have turned against him. he says, \my bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and i am escaped with the skin of my teeth.\ scholars have long debated the exact meaning of the phrase, but many claim that job is saying that he narrowly escaped death.

what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

shawn got off the mountain by the skin of his teeth.

skillfully

slowly

just barely

Explanation:

The source of the allusion (from the Bible about Job) explains that "by the skin of my teeth" means narrowly escaping death, i.e., just barely. In the sentence about Shawn, this phrase should carry the same meaning of a narrow escape, so "just barely" fits. "Skillfully" and "slowly" don't align with the allusion's meaning of a narrow escape.

Answer:

just barely