- save someone's neck
- save (someone's) neck
to prevent something bad from happening to someone.
You really saved my neck. I'd have been in so much trouble if you'd told him the truth.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
save someone's neck
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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 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 — 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 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 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
save someone's skin (or neck or bacon) — rescue someone from difficulty. → save … English new terms 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 skin — ► save someone s skin (or neck or bacon) rescue someone from difficulty. Main Entry: ↑save … English terms dictionary
save neck — save (someone s) neck to prevent something bad from happening to someone. You really saved my neck. I d have been in so much trouble if you d told him the truth … New idioms dictionary
