save a life
idiom
: to stop someone from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
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These skills can help save a life by providing immediate intervention before the arrival of first responders.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
According to the American Heart Association, each artist has a song that can help save a life.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Back in April, the AHA shared that Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, could help save a life.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Rodrigo, a seventh-grader in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district, is learning how to save a life.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
According to the American Heart Association, each artist has a song that can help save a life.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Back in April, the AHA shared that Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, could help save a life.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Rodrigo, a seventh-grader in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district, is learning how to save a life.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Save a life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20a%20life. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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