Definition of saved by the bell
saved by the bell
- saved by last-minute intervention.
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- by: by and by – by the skin of (one's) teeth – (show 4 more)
- bell: bell end – bells and whistles – (show 5 more)
- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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