Our favorite cunning art thief, Penelope, is writing her memoirs. Select ALL the prepositional phrases that correctly and idiomatically complete her sentence!
The cunning art thief managed to bypass the museum's laser grid and escape __________.
The correct phrases are by the skin of her teeth, in the nick of time, and without a hitch.
Idiom Breakdown:
- By the skin of one's teeth means to only just succeed in doing something. Using with is a common but incorrect guess.
- In the nick of time means at the last possible moment. Using on is grammatically incorrect for this specific idiom.
- Without a hitch means smoothly and with no problems.