save (one's) hide

To rescue someone from failure, danger, or disaster; to prevent something bad from happening to someone. Thanks for bringing me some extra cash—you really saved my hide, there! The company is in dire need of new investors to save their hide.

save somebody’s/your (own) ˈneck/ˈskin/ˈhide

(informal) save somebody or yourself from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: Don’t rely on him for help, he’s only interested in saving his own skin. OPPOSITE: risk your neck

词组	save (one's) hide
释义	save (one's) hide save (one's) hide To rescue someone from failure, danger, or disaster; to prevent something bad from happening to someone. Thanks for bringing me some extra cash—you really saved my hide, there! The company is in dire need of new investors to save their hide. See also: hide, save Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. save somebody’s/your (own) ˈneck/ˈskin/ˈhide (informal) save somebody or yourself from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: Don’t rely on him for help, he’s only interested in saving his own skin. OPPOSITE: risk your neck See also: hide, neck, save, skin Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey accompany on a journey a dog in the manger be in bad with (someone) be out of (one's) league be out of somebody's league beware of beware of (someone or something) be/have done with somebody/something bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
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