Idiom
save by the bell
Meaning
To rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I was saved by the bell when the phone rang during my argument.”
“I did not know the answer to the teacher's question, but I was saved by the bell when the class ended.”
“Just as the debate reached a point of total collapse, the moderator announced the time limit, and I was saved by the bell.”
Examples
simple
“I was saved by the bell when the phone rang during my argument.”
contextual
“I did not know the answer to the teacher's question, but I was saved by the bell when the class ended.”
complex
“Just as the debate reached a point of total collapse, the moderator announced the time limit, and I was saved by the bell.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated