pull someone's bacon out of the fire

verb

Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

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save someone's life
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Meanings

verbpull someone's bacon out of the fire (third-person singular simple present pulls someone's bacon out of the fire, present participle pulling someone's bacon out of the fire, simple past and past participle pulled someone's bacon out of the fire)

present singular third person pulls someone's bacon out of the fire · participle present pulling someone's bacon out of the fire · participle past pulled someone's bacon out of the fire · past pulled someone's bacon out of the fire · alternative pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire · alternative pull someone's fat out of the fire

  1. Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

    Synonyms: save someone's life

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

Similar
save someone's life
Also see
pull someone's chestnuts out of the firesave someone's lifethrow someone a rope
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APA

pull someone's bacon out of the fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20bacon%20out%20of%20the%20fire

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull someone's bacon out of the fire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20bacon%20out%20of%20the%20fire.

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