snatch (one) out of the jaws of death

snatch (one) out of the jaws of death

To rescue one from near or certain death at the very last possible moment. Thankfully, the EMTs arrived to the crash in time to snatch the woman and her child out of the jaws of death. The drowning fishermen were snatched out of the jaws of death by a passing cruise ship.See also: death, jaw, of, out, snatch

snatch someone out of the jaws of death

 and snatch someone from the jaws of deathFig. to save someone from almost certain or imminent death. The soldier snatched the tiny child from the jaws of death.See also: death, jaw, of, out, snatch