save someone's skin

save someone's skin
a) To save someones life.
b) to prevent an undesirable occurrence
Syn: save someones bacon

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  • save someone's skin — save someone’s skin/neck/bacon/informal phrase to help someone or yourself to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in a way that is not very brave You tried to use my name to save your neck. Thesaurus: to protect or defend… …   Useful english dictionary

  • save someone's skin — save (someone s) skin to save someone from failure or difficulties. You saved my skin telling my parents I stayed with you last night …   New idioms dictionary

  • save someone's skin — ► save someone s skin (or neck or bacon) rescue someone from difficulty. Main Entry: ↑save …   English terms dictionary

  • save someone's skin (or neck or bacon) — rescue someone from difficulty. → save …   English new terms dictionary

  • save someone's bacon — save (some)one s bacon, save one s face, save one s neck, save one s skin, save the mark see under ↑bacon, ↑face, ↑neck, ↑skin and ↑mark1 • • • Main Entry: ↑save * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • save someone's neck — save someone’s skin/neck/bacon/informal phrase to help someone or yourself to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in a way that is not very brave You tried to use my name to save your neck. Thesaurus: to protect or defend… …   Useful english dictionary

  • save someone's bacon — ► save someone s skin (or neck or bacon) rescue someone from difficulty. Main Entry: ↑save …   English terms dictionary

  • save someone's neck — ► save someone s skin (or neck or bacon) rescue someone from difficulty. Main Entry: ↑save …   English terms dictionary

  • save someone's neck/bacon — ► save someone s skin (or neck or bacon) rescue someone from difficulty. Main Entry: ↑save …   English terms dictionary

  • save someone's bacon/hide/neck/skin — informal : to save someone : to help someone get out of a dangerous or difficult situation You really saved my bacon by helping out yesterday. He doesn t care what happens to us. All he s worried about is saving his own skin/neck. [=saving… …   Useful english dictionary

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