2. A phrase used to indicate a major problem The Meaning

3. John Swigert, Jr., James Lovell, and Fred Haise Jr. were the crew of the US's Apollo 13 moon flight, and had reported technical problem back to their base in Houston on 14th April, 1970. The Origin

4. today the word is used humorously, to report any kind of problem. As she walked into class I said “Houston we have a problem” because, her hair was scary. The connotation for this allusion is negative. The word used Today

5. “By the skin of your teeth”

6. Narrowly; barely The Meaning This guy escaped by the skin of his teeth!

7. Is the phrase first appears in English in the Geneva Bible of 1560 in Job 19:20, where Job says, "I am escaped with the skin of my teeth" The Origin

8. Doug passed the exam by the skin of his teeth. The phase will be used in a positive way. The word used today