- 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.
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save own skin
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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
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
skin — [[t]skɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ skins, skinning, skinned 1) N VAR Your skin is the natural covering of your body. His skin is clear and smooth... There are three major types of skin cancer... The only difference between us is the colour of our skins. 2) N VAR … English dictionary
save — save1 W1S1 [seıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from harm/danger)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(not waste)¦ 4¦(to use later)¦ 5¦(collect)¦ 6¦(help to avoid)¦ 7¦(keep for somebody)¦ 8¦(computer)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 you saved my life … Dictionary of contemporary English
save one's skin — • save one s neck • save one s skin save oneself from danger or trouble He left the scene of the fire as soon as possible in order to save his own neck … Idioms and examples
save one's neck — • save one s neck • save one s skin save oneself from danger or trouble He left the scene of the fire as soon as possible in order to save his own neck … Idioms and examples
skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… … Universalium
