Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
dem Tod gerade noch einmal von der Schippe gesprungen
English translation:
snatched from the jaws of death
Added to glossary by
Monito
Jun 28, 2005 08:44
18 yrs ago
German term
dem Tod gerade noch einmal von der Schippe gesprungen
German to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I am looking for a nice idiomatic expression for this phrase
Bildung hatte seiner Überzeugung nach noch niemandem Glück gebracht, auch seinem Gast nicht, der dem Tod gerade noch einmal von der Schippe gesprungen war.
Bildung hatte seiner Überzeugung nach noch niemandem Glück gebracht, auch seinem Gast nicht, der dem Tod gerade noch einmal von der Schippe gesprungen war.
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snatched from the jaws of death
escaped death by the skin of his teeth
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(who had) once again escaped death by a hair's breadth
Just one, to start them off...
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: ooh, exciting! ;-)
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had just escaped from the jaws of death
English idiom
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Combining technical expertise and style
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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who had just had a narrow escape from the jaws of death
another option...
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BrigitteHilgner
: "narrow escape" was t he first spontaneous idea which came to my mind, too.
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Oliver Annacker
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Bianca Jacobsohn
France
France
Native in English
France
Finance & Energy // French & English
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
(narrowly) escaped by the skin of his teeth
Not as visually stimulating as "jaws of death", but an option nonetheless.
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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2005-06-28 11:10:42 GMT)
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Sorry Ian, I only just saw your comment now, after submitting my suggestion!
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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2005-06-28 11:10:42 GMT)
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Sorry Ian, I only just saw your comment now, after submitting my suggestion!
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