the jaws of death

成語所屬單字jaw

the jaws of death — 慣用語

1. a situation in which someone is about to die or face something extremely dangero

1.慣用語
釋義

死亡邊緣;鬼門關

a situation in which someone is about to die or face something extremely dangerous, but is saved at the last moment

例句

The firefighters pulled the child from the jaws of death just as the building collapsed.

The hikers were rescued from the jaws of death after three days lost in the frozen mountains.