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(poetic, figuratively, cliche) A very narrowly avoided, or close to, fatal situation.

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jaws of death

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jaws of death

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figuratively plural plural-only poetic

(poetic, figuratively, cliche) A very narrowly avoided, or close to, fatal situation.

Japanese Meaning

死に至る寸前の危険な状態 / 瀕死の状況、死の淵にいる状態 / 死の危機を間一髪で免れた状態

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The firefighter narrowly escaped the jaws of death when the burning floor gave way.

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燃え盛る床が崩れ落ちたとき、消防士は辛うじて死の淵から逃れた。

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(poetic, figuratively, cliche) A very narrowly avoided, or close to, fatal situation.

"And then at last I see him, and behold, my chance is gone but by a hair's breadth even before I have it, for he is in the very jaws of death, whence no power of mine can draw him."

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