save\ one's\ skin

save\ one's\ skin
• save one's neck
• save one's skin
v. phr. slang
To save from danger or trouble.

The fighter planes saved our skins while the army was landing from the ships.

Betty saved Tim's neck by typing his report for him; without her help he could not have finished on time.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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