Dodged a bullet thanks to an utterly beautiful woman (5,2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
saved by the bell
'dodged a bullet thanks' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'an utterly beautiful woman' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is found within the answer.
'woman' could be 'bell' and 'bell' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for saved by the bell that I've seen before include "mice hoped to be" , "Fighter may be" , "Relieved by timely intervention" .)