| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | he just barely escaped | он с грехом пополам унёс ноги |
| gen. | he just barely had enough time to gather his things | он только-только успел собрать вещи |
| fig. | just barely squeak in | еле-еле пролезть (If the Liberals had included the HST in its election platform and been honest about the size of the expected deficit, they would definitely not have won the election. The Liberals just barely squeaked in anyway. ART Vancouver) |