saved by the bell (English, adj)
expansion: saved by the bell (not comparable)
Senses:
topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
wrestling
glosses: In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.
tags: not-comparable
raw_tags: of a competitor
glosses: Rescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
not-comparable
Forms: