the jaws of death
idiomPart ofjaw
the jaws of death — idiom
1. a situation in which someone is about to die or face something extremely dangero
1.idiom
Definition
a situation in which someone is about to die or face something extremely dangerous, but is saved at the last moment
Example
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.