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saved one's neck

saved one's neck is the simple past and past participle of save one's neck.

Meaning of save one's neck

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

Questions about saved one's neck

What is saved one's neck the simple past and past participle of?
Saved one's neck is the simple past and past participle of save one's neck.

Words near saved one's neck in the dictionary

  1. saved game
  2. saved games
  3. saved it
  4. saved one's breath
  5. saved one's breath to cool one's porridge
  6. saved one's neck
  7. saved one's skin
  8. saved over
  9. saved someone's bacon
  10. saved someone's face
  11. saved someone's life

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