save one's skin

Verb

To escape without injury.

Japanese Meaning

危機や困難な状況から逃れて、自分の身を守ること。 / 危険な目に遭わないように無事その場を切り抜けること。

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Wearing a helmet could save one's skin in a bike crash.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

自転車の衝突でヘルメットをかぶっていれば、怪我をせずに済むかもしれない。

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Sense（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.

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saves one's skin

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saving one's skin

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saved one's skin

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saved one's skin

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