Idiom
save someone's life
Meaning
To prevent someone from getting into trouble, or to rescue them from it.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Finding my keys really saved my life this morning.”
“I forgot my presentation notes, so my colleague shared hers and saved my life.”
“The unexpected loan from a friend arrived just in time to pay the rent, quite literally saving my life during that difficult month.”
Examples
simple
“Finding my keys really saved my life this morning.”
contextual
“I forgot my presentation notes, so my colleague shared hers and saved my life.”
complex
“The unexpected loan from a friend arrived just in time to pay the rent, quite literally saving my life during that difficult month.”
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