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save your own skin — save (your) own skin to protect yourself from danger or difficulties, without worrying about other people. He saved his own skin by telling them his partner had taken the money … New idioms dictionary
save your (own) hide — save your (own) ˈskin/ˈhide/ˈneck idiom to try to avoid death, punishment, etc, especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation • To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. Main entry: ↑saveidiom … Useful english dictionary
save your (own) neck — save your (own) ˈskin/ˈhide/ˈneck idiom to try to avoid death, punishment, etc, especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation • To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. Main entry: ↑saveidiom … Useful english dictionary
save own skin — save (your) own skin to protect yourself from danger or difficulties, without worrying about other people. He saved his own skin by telling them his partner had taken the money … New idioms dictionary
skin — [[t]skɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ skins, skinning, skinned 1) N VAR Your skin is the natural covering of your body. His skin is clear and smooth... There are three major types of skin cancer... The only difference between us is the colour of our skins. 2) N VAR … English dictionary
save — save1 W1S1 [seıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from harm/danger)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(not waste)¦ 4¦(to use later)¦ 5¦(collect)¦ 6¦(help to avoid)¦ 7¦(keep for somebody)¦ 8¦(computer)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 you saved my life … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wikipedia:Skin — Shortcuts: WP:SKIN WP:MONOBOOK Skins, in Wikipedia terminology, are different layouts of Wikipedia. Wikipedia, as a website powered by MediaWiki, is a skinnable website, which means the presentational style of the pages can be changed, provided… … Wikipedia
My Own Way (song) — This article is about the Duran Duran song. For other songs with the same title, see My Own Way (disambiguation). My Own Way Single by Duran Duran B side Like an Angel … Wikipedia
neck — 1 /nek/ noun 1 PART OF THE BODY (C) the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders: She wore a string of pearls around her neck. 2 CLOTHING (C) the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck: the neck of the shirt | The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
not see hide nor hair of somebody — not see hide nor ˈhair of sb/sth idiom (informal) not to see sb/sth for some time • I haven t seen hide nor hair of her for a month. see save your (own) skin/hide/neck at … Useful english dictionary
