His life was given to him as a gift
Figuratively: he was saved from a life-threatening danger; he came out of a very dangerous event unharmed.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חַיָּיו נִיתְּנוּ לוֹ בְּמַתָּנָה
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: נִצַּל מִסַּכָּנַת מָוֶת. יָצָא בְּשָׁלֵם מֵאֵרוּעַ מְסֻכָּן בְּיוֹתֵר.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)