English / idiom
Saved Someone's Skin
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Rescued someone from severe injury, mortal danger, or utter ruin through timely bravery.
In context
01
The courageous lifeguard tackled the current and saved the swimmer's skin just yards from the jagged reef.
02
By spotting the structural fissure early, the apprentice engineer saved everyone's skin before the bridge failed.
Synonyms
saved someone's neck,protected someone from harm,preserved someone's life
Antonyms
left to perish,endangered someone,exposed to peril
Collocations
saved his own skin,saved someone's skin in battle,heroically saved someone's skin