live to tell the tale

live to tell the tale は生きて戻ってくる、生還するくらいの意味でto tell the tale の部分には具体的な意味はありません。1:56 we lived to tell the tale. 何とか生き残りました。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5CTFTjgleA  5:38 they were just lucky. they lived to tell the tale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIwFmfKWNnw  0:08 not only did she live to tell the tale but she also had to walk at least half a mile to get treatment for her several wounds.

練習問題解答
a-2107 lived to tell the tale.
b-0393 he lived to tell the tale
b-1528 you lived to tell the tale