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snatch out of the jaws of death snatch (one) out of the jaws of deathTo rescue one from near or certain death at the very last possible moment. Thankfully, the EMTs arrived to the crash in time to snatch the woman and her child out of the jaws of death. The drowning fishermen were snatched out of the jaws of death by a passing cruise ship.See also: death, jaw, of, out, snatchsnatch someone out of the jaws of death and snatch someone from the jaws of deathFig. 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 |