YOU SAID:

i've been hanging on by the skin of my teeth while he goes in there and butters him up

INTO JAPANESE

彼がそこに入ってバターを塗っている間、私は私の歯の皮でぶら下がっていた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was hanging on the skin of my teeth while he went in there and spread butter.

INTO JAPANESE

彼がそこに入ってバターを広げている間、私は歯の皮にぶら下がっていました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was hanging on the skin of my teeth while he went in there and spread the butter.

INTO JAPANESE

彼がそこに入ってバターを広げている間、私は歯の皮にぶら下がっていました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was hanging on the skin of my teeth while he went in there and spread the butter.