save someone's skin

verb

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

    Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.

    2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

    Synonyms: save someone's life

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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save someone's life
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save someone's lifethrow someone a rope
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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