to save one's skin / neck
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to help a person get out of a situation that involves danger or difficulty
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Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
But a truck driver saved her bacon. He stopped and put the spare tire on the wheel for her.
Do n’t rely on him for help, he ’s only interested in saving his own skin.
