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July 2023

The kiss of life

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„The kiss of life“

 

MEANING
This is a method of saving the life of a person who is not breathing to start breathing again by blowing air into the person's mouth and lungs.

TRANSLATION
Erste Hilfe Mund zu Mund Beatmung.
wörtlich: Der Lebenskuss.

EXAMPLE
A woman collapsed in the street and everyone thought she was dead but I gave her the kiss of life and she started breathing.