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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bakehouse	['beikhaus]
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Yorgos	-	Greek
Christoforos	-	Greek
Jocelin	JAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-lin	English (Rare)
Bharath	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu