give the kiss of life

give somebody the kiss of life

(British & Australian)

to help someone who has stopped breathing to breathe again by blowing into their mouth and pressing their chest A doctor who had witnessed the accident gave the victim the kiss of life but failed to revive him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bartholomeus	-	Dutch, Biblical Latin
Apollo	ə-PAW-lo (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Ariadna	ah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)	Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Viator	-	Late Roman
Samson	SAM-sən (English)	Biblical, English, French, Biblical Latin
Ebba (2)	-	English