save your skin — If someone saves their skin, they manage to avoid getting into serious trouble … The small dictionary of idiomes
save your skin — If someone saves their skin, they manage to avoid getting into serious trouble. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Save your skin — If someone saves their skin, they manage to avoid getting into serious trouble … Dictionary of English idioms
save your skin/neck — save you from risk, dismissal or death The dog saved your neck. His barking helped us find you … English idioms
save your bacon — save you from failure or disaster, save your skin If the boat sinks, a life raft may save your bacon … English idioms
save own skin — save (your) own skin to protect yourself from danger or difficulties, without worrying about other people. He saved his own skin by telling them his partner had taken the money … New idioms dictionary
save your (own) skin — save your (own) ˈskin/ˈhide/ˈneck idiom to try to avoid death, punishment, etc, especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation • To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. Main entry: ↑saveidiom … Useful english dictionary
save your own skin — save (your) own skin to protect yourself from danger or difficulties, without worrying about other people. He saved his own skin by telling them his partner had taken the money … New idioms dictionary
save your (own) hide — save your (own) ˈskin/ˈhide/ˈneck idiom to try to avoid death, punishment, etc, especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation • To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. Main entry: ↑saveidiom … Useful english dictionary
save your (own) neck — save your (own) ˈskin/ˈhide/ˈneck idiom to try to avoid death, punishment, etc, especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation • To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. Main entry: ↑saveidiom … Useful english dictionary
