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save one's neck

save one's neck verb: synonym of save one's skin.

Verb

save one's neck (third-person singular simple present saves one's neck, present participle saving one's neck, simple past and past participle saved one's neck)

  1. Synonym of save one's skin.
    Synonyms:
    save one's skin

Synonyms of save one's neck

Forms of save one's neck

third-person singular presentsaves one's neck
present participlesaving one's neck
past participlesaved one's neck
pastsaved one's neck

Questions about save one's neck

What does save one's neck mean?
Save one's neck means synonym of save one's skin.
What part of speech is save one's neck?
Save one's neck is a verb.
What is the past tense of save one's neck?
The past tense of save one's neck is saved one's neck.

Words near save one's neck in the dictionary

  1. save for a rainy day
  2. save harmless
  3. save it
  4. save one's breath
  5. save one's breath to cool one's porridge
  6. save one's neck
  7. save one's skin
  8. save over
  9. save point
  10. save points
  11. save shot

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