the jaws of death

noun phrase

: dying or being killed
He barely escaped from the jaws of death.

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“The jaws of death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20jaws%20of%20death. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.

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