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save your (own) skin/hide/neck

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 save your (own) skin/hide/neck
释义

save your (own) ˈskin/ˈhide/ˈneckto try to avoid death, punishment, etc, especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation(尤指不惜置他人于困境而)保全自己的性命,使自己免受惩罚To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend.为了自保,他竟然说谎,把事故的责任推到朋友身上。

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