be snatched from the jaws of death

be snatched from the jaws of death

To be rescued at the last moment from near or certain death. The drowning fishermen were snatched from the jaws of death by a passing cruise ship. Thanks to the miraculous work of the world-renowned doctor, it seems that the woman has been snatched from the jaws of death. It was a horrific crash, but the woman and her child were snatched from the jaws of death by some off-duty EMTs who happened to be passing by.

See also: death, jaw, of, snatch

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