save one's skin

verb

To escape without injury.

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save one's neck
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Meanings

verbsave one's skin (third-person singular simple present saves one's skin, present participle saving one's skin, simple past and past participle saved one's skin)

present singular third person saves one's skin · participle present saving one's skin · participle past saved one's skin · past saved one's skin

  1. To escape without injury.

    Boris Johnson has been accused of changing the ministerial code to help “save his skin” ahead of a new Partygate inquiry that could publish more photos and subject him to a public grilling by MPs.

    2022 May 27, Rowena Mason, Aubrey Allegretti, “Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: save one's neck

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo escape without injury.

Similar
save one's neck
Also see
save one's neck

Translations

Bulgarian спасявам си кожата
  • спасявам си кожата (spasjavam si kožata)Translations
Finnish pelastaa nahkansa
  • pelastaa nahkansaTranslations
French sauver sa peau
  • sauver sa peauTranslations
Polish ratować skórę, uratować skórę
  • ratować skóręTranslations
  • uratować skóręTranslations
Turkish başını kurtarmak, paçayı kurtarmak
  • başını kurtarmakTranslations
  • paçayı kurtarmakTranslations
  • postu kurtarmakTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

save one's skin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20one's%20skin

MLA

“save one's skin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20one's%20skin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “save one's skin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20one's%20skin.

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