save someone's skin en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.
2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saving someone's skin | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| saves someone's skin | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| saved someone's skin | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| saved someone's skin | Tense=Past | lexicographic |