English Dictionary

save by the bell

動詞

他動詞 広義 慣用表現

(transitive, boxing, wrestling) In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.

日本語の意味

（ボクシングやレスリングなどの競技において）ラウンド終了を告げるベルを鳴らして、倒れた選手がカウントアウトされるのを防ぐ行為

The timekeeper managed to save by the bell, ringing the gong just before the count reached ten.

タイムキーパーはカウントが十に達する直前にゴングを鳴らしてノックアウトを防ぐことができた。

意味（1）

(transitive, boxing, wrestling) In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.

With 35 seconds left in the fight, the Siberian Rocky landed a lethal right hook that staggered Bradley and forced him to take a knee following a few more hard blows, thus saving Bradley by the bell.

意味（2）

(transitive, idiomatic, by extension) To rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.

The waitress brought the coffee about this time, saving me by the bell, as it were.

saves by the bell （ present singular third-person ）

saving by the bell （ participle present ）

saved by the bell （ participle past ）

saved by the bell （ past ）