save your skin

save (one's) skin

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

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

save one's skin, to

To save one’s life. The skin in question is usually one’s own, and it is hard to imagine life going on without it. The term has been around since Roman times. In English it was in print by 1642: “Equivocating with our conscience . . . for the saving of our owne skin” (Daniel Rogers, Naaman the Syrian).

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释义	save your skin save (one's) skin To rescue one from failure, danger, or disaster; to prevent something bad from happening to someone. Thanks for bringing me some extra cash—you really saved my skin, there! The company is in dire need of new investors to save their skin. See also: save, skin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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 save one's skin, to To save one’s life. The skin in question is usually one’s own, and it is hard to imagine life going on without it. The term has been around since Roman times. In English it was in print by 1642: “Equivocating with our conscience . . . for the saving of our owne skin” (Daniel Rogers, Naaman the Syrian). See also: save The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: leave the door open leave the door open for leave the door open for (something or doing something) the boy who cried wolf have half an eye on (someone or something) have one eye on (someone or something) have one eye/half an eye on something keep half an eye on (someone or something) References in periodicals archive It's a thick formula with blue light protection to save your skin from the light emitted by your laptops and phones. Kylie Jenner celebrates Mother's Day with a new baby: a skincare line To celebrate, Vaseline is embarking on a multi-city Save Your Skin tour that highlights the importance of moisturization year-round. A new generation in skin care SAVE YOUR SKIN HARSH weather and drying central heating can wreak havoc with sensitive skin during the cold winter months, intensifying irritation & redness. ON THE RADAR QUEENS PARK RANGERS ARE A COMPLETE SHAMBLES You've got to win to save your skin and you lose 6-0 - what does that say about QPR as a group of individuals? THREE THINGS I LEARNED However through the Standard Bank Save Your Skin Campaign it is important that people are constantly reminded of protecting themselves against the sun by wearing a hat or using sunscreen. Save your skin So skip the overblown numbers and save your skin with simple tips from the American Academy of Dermatology: Burning questions Save your skin If yours is suffering after weeks of drying out and neglect, try some first aid. Beauty News Champion Liverpool fighter Derry Mathews, who is fighting Scott Lawton tonight at the Liverpool Olympia, and Gemma Merna, who plays Carmel Valentine in the soap, are supporting the Save Your Skin campaign. Stars warn on sunbed risks The company-whose products include Save Your Hair shampoo and conditioner (12-ounce bottle, $18), Save Your Skin shower gel (4-ounce bottle, $10) and moisturizer (8-ounce bottle, $14), and a Save Your Body line available exclusively at Whole Foods--has partnered with Conservation International, which leases 200,000 acres of rainforest in Guyana. Rainforest refresher Dear Editor, - How ironic, when things are going from bad to worse, to save your skin and your job, what do you do? LETTER & OPINION: Nine years of broken promises Fake Bake are hosting their first National Save Your Skin Campaign Day on Thursday and all profits from spray tans on the day will go to skin cancer charity RAFT. Beauty News STARS swear by the rejuvenating properties of the La Prairie range and now the Swiss masters - who made caviar a moisturiser - have a new trio of goodies to save your skin. Stuff: you beauty
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