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snatch out of the jaws of death

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snatch someone out of the jaws of death

 and snatch someone from the jaws of death

Fig. 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