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Kiss of life

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  1. 1
    Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. UK, idiomatic

    "The lifeguard pulled the man out of the lake and gave him the kiss of life."

  2. 2
    an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen wordnet

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