2006-11-16 00:02:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
From boxing. It happens when a boxer is groggy and ready to be knock out and the bell rings to end the round and give him a chance to recuperate.
2006-11-16 00:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by elgil 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Came from Boxing! When a fighter was on hi last legs and it looked like he might get knocked out or lose the fight the timing of the bell signals the round was over..thus he was good for the next round ...therefore "He Was Saved By The Bell" any interruptation of this otherwise doesn't seem to have merit..Good Luck
2006-11-16 00:12:52 · answer #2 · answered by flashrtp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saved by the bell
This term which means saved at the last possible moment derives from when people were buried with a bell above ground and a string in their coffin. This was just in case someone happened to be buried alive, they could ring the bell to notify others. This term is also used alot during boxing matches in which one boxer is saved by the round bell.
2006-11-16 00:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Blossom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all others are correct except that a boxer who was down and being counted out could be saved by the bell, and come back to fight the next round.
2006-11-16 00:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boxing, as the ending or the round could save a fighter from defeat
2006-11-16 00:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boxing...the bell signifies the end of the round
2006-11-16 00:09:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
boxing i do believe.
2006-11-16 00:05:13 · answer #7 · answered by DASH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋