English Dictionary

save someone's skin

動詞

慣用表現 くだけた表現

(idiomatic, informal) To save someone's life. / To prevent an undesirable occurrence.

日本語の意味

命を救う。 / 危機や望ましくない事態を回避する。

He managed to save someone's skin by pulling the child from the burning car.

彼は燃えている車から子どもを引き上げて、その子の命を救った。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, informal) To save someone's life.

意味（2）

To prevent an undesirable occurrence.

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.

saves someone's skin （ present singular third-person ）

saving someone's skin （ participle present ）

saved someone's skin （ participle past ）

saved someone's skin （ past ）