have a narrow escape 死里逃生

“死里逃生”，汉语成语，意思是从极危险的境地中逃脱，幸免于死。可以翻译为“have a narrow escape，a near miss或escape by the skin of one's teeth”等。

例句：

我父亲在这次车祸中死里逃生。

My father had a narrow squeak in the automobile accident.

由于命运之神的奇特安排，他们全都死里逃生，毫发未损。

By some freak of fate they all escaped without injury.