- save your bacon
- If you save someone's bacon, you rescue them from a dangerous or difficult situation.
When Paul was a student, finding a room in return for dog-sitting really saved his bacon!
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save your bacon
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save your bacon — save (your) bacon to prevent something very bad from happening to you. It s a short book but it could save your bacon when you re traveling overseas … New idioms dictionary
save your bacon — save you from failure or disaster, save your skin If the boat sinks, a life raft may save your bacon … English idioms
Save your reverence — Reverence Rev er*ence, n. [F. r[ e]v[ e]rence, L. reverentia. See {Reverent}.] 1. Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration. [1913 Webster] If thou be poor,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Save your reverence — Reverence Rev er*ence, n. [F. r[ e]v[ e]rence, L. reverentia. See {Reverent}.] 1. Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration. [1913 Webster] If thou be poor,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
save someone's bacon — If something saves your bacon, it saves your life or rescues you from a desperate situation. People can also save your bacon … The small dictionary of idiomes
save bacon — save (your) bacon to prevent something very bad from happening to you. It s a short book but it could save your bacon when you re traveling overseas … New idioms dictionary
save someone's bacon — If something saves your bacon, it saves your life or rescues you from a desperate situation. People can also save your bacon. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Save someone's bacon — If something saves your bacon, it saves your life or rescues you from a desperate situation. People can also save your bacon … Dictionary of English idioms
save someone's bacon — save (some)one s bacon, save one s face, save one s neck, save one s skin, save the mark see under ↑bacon, ↑face, ↑neck, ↑skin and ↑mark1 • • • Main Entry: ↑save * * * … Useful english dictionary
save someone's skin — save someone’s skin/neck/bacon/informal phrase to help someone or yourself to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in a way that is not very brave You tried to use my name to save your neck. Thesaurus: to protect or defend… … Useful english dictionary
