from the jaws of death

from the jaws of death
(from (или out of) the jaws of death)
из когтей смерти (обыкн. употр. с гл. to pull, to rescue, to snatch и др.)

You've pulled us all out of the jaws of death. My word! It was a good bit of work! (A. C. Doyle, ‘The Lost World’, ch. XIII) — Вы всех нас вырвали из когтей смерти. Как это было сделано! я просто восхищаюсь вами.

But, of course, he would be very, very seedy indeed, and would in fact die, if Georgie didn't devote herself night and day (not neglecting her other patients, of course) and snatch him back from the very jaws of death. (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part IV, ch. 5) — И ему, разумеется, было бы очень-очень худо и он умер бы, если бы Джорджи не ухаживала за ним день и ночь (не забывая, конечно, и о других пациентах). Она буквально вырвала его из когтей смерти.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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