only just
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Puzzle #184 · December 2, 2025
Only just means making it by a very small margin; nearly not achieved, arrived or attained. A related expression would be making it “by the skin of your teeth”
It's the phrase that captures our closest calls, narrowest victories and the days where we make it through, but “only just”
It's the phrase that captures our closest calls, narrowest victories and the days where we make it through, but “only just”
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- Puzzle #184 on December 2, 2025
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