save somebody's/your neck/skin/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.

save (one's) neck

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

save (one's) own hide

To rescue or protect oneself from danger, trouble, or difficulty, usually without regard or concern for the welfare of others. In the face of the federal investigation, the CEO was more worried with saving his own hide than ensuring his employees' jobs remained secure. Just be sure not to leave yourself exposed in this scandal. You can be sure that the senator is looking to save her own hide, so you should be doing the same.

save someone's skin

and save someone's neck; save one's bacon

Fig. to save someone from injury, embarrassment, or punishment. I saved my skin by getting the job done on time. Thanks for saving my neck! I would have fallen down the stairs if you hadn't held my arm.

save your skin

save your own skin

COMMON If someone tries to save their skin or save their own skin, they try to save themselves from something dangerous or unpleasant, often without caring what happens to anyone else. It looked to me like a desperate attempt to save his skin. It's an announcement that's got a lot more to do with the government trying to save its own skin than trying to help the victims.

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 somebody's/your neck/skin/hide
释义	save somebody's/your neck/skin/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 save (one's) neck To rescue one from failure, danger, or disaster; to prevent something bad from happening to one. Thanks for bringing me some extra cash—you really saved my neck. The company is in dire need of new investors to save their neck. See also: neck, save save (one's) own hide To rescue or protect oneself from danger, trouble, or difficulty, usually without regard or concern for the welfare of others. In the face of the federal investigation, the CEO was more worried with saving his own hide than ensuring his employees' jobs remained secure. Just be sure not to leave yourself exposed in this scandal. You can be sure that the senator is looking to save her own hide, so you should be doing the same. See also: hide, own, save Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. save someone's skin and save someone's neck; save one's bacon Fig. to save someone from injury, embarrassment, or punishment. I saved my skin by getting the job done on time. Thanks for saving my neck! I would have fallen down the stairs if you hadn't held my arm. See also: save, skin McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. save your skin or save your own skin COMMON If someone tries to save their skin or save their own skin, they try to save themselves from something dangerous or unpleasant, often without caring what happens to anyone else. It looked to me like a desperate attempt to save his skin. It's an announcement that's got a lot more to do with the government trying to save its own skin than trying to help the victims. See also: save, skin Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. 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)
随便看	wear (one) to a frazzle wear out wear out (one's) welcome wear out one's welcome wear out one's welcome, to wear out welcome wear rose-colored glasses wear sackcloth and ashes wear several hats wear (something) wear (something) as a badge of honor wear (something) on (one's) sleeve wear the wear the britches wear the bull's feather wear the cap and bells wear the green willow wear the horns wear the pants wear the pants in the house wear the pants in the/(one's) family wear the pants in the/(one's) house wear the pants, to wear the trousers wear the willow