Meaning Saved by a last minute intervention.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- That solar panel scheme was just about to be cancelled, then an environmentalist minister came in and it was saved by the bell.
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Saved by a last minute intervention.
Britain, 18th century. Not connected, as is often thought, to bells attatched to coffins.
Meaning Saved by a last minute intervention.
Usage Worldwide.
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