Idioms

save one's neck/skin
to save oneself from danger or trouble
The man left the scene of the fire quickly in order to save his neck.

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  • save the day
  • save up for (something)
  • saved by the bell
  • saving grace
  • say (something) in a roundabout way
  • say (something) to (someone's) face
  • say (something) under one's breath
  • say a mouthful
  • say grace
  • say one's piece
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  • for one's (own) part
  • a standing joke
  • take on (something) or take (something) on
  • rough-and-tumble
  • pay to (do something)
  • a free hand
  • put one's nose to the grindstone
  • have a change of heart
  • on behalf of (someone)
  • caught unaware


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