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kiss of life /ˌkɪs əv ˈlʌɪf /1Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.He was given the kiss of life and an ambulance was called....- After listening to her chest, he began to give her the kiss of life and attempted CPR using two of his fingers.
- Mr Young, a trained first aider, felt a faint pulse and gave his wife the kiss of life after calling for an ambulance.
1.1An action or event that revives a failing enterprise: good ratings gave the programme the kiss of life...- Three years ago, they bought a battered complex of medieval, Tudor, Jacobean and Georgian buildings, and gave it the kiss of life.
- Baxter's success has already given the sleepy skiing resort the kiss of life and has ignited plans for a proposed Aviemore centre.
- ‘The garden was waiting 50 years to be given the kiss of life,’ garden project director, Ian August says.
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