"SAVED BY THE BELL"
Saved by the timely intervention of someone or something.
Example: I was about to take the wrong decision but was saved by the bell, my best friend told me it would never work.
Salvado por la campana.
Example sentences:
- Luckily, my bus arrived before I had time to reply, saved by the bell / Por suerte, mi autobús llegó antes de que tuviera que responder; salvado por la campana.
- I was going to have to do my part, but someone knocked on the door and I didn't have to do it. I was saved by the bell / Tenía que hacer mi parte, pero alguien tocó la puerta y ya no tuve que hacerlo. Me salvó la campana.
Additional examples:
- I wish I had been saved by the bell!
- I couldn't put off explaining his absence any longer, but then Bill arrived and I was saved by the bell.
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