九死一生: be [have] a close [narrow] shave [squeak]; a hairbreadth escape; a slim chance of surviving; a ten percent chance to survive; barely to escape death; be at death's door; escape the danger
死里逃生: take [get] a new [fresh] lease of life; barely escape with one's life; bear [have; lead] a charmed life; be saved from death; be snatched from the jaws of death; be [have] a close shave; e