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saved one's skin

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

Meaning of save one's skin

Verb

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

  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.2022 May 27, Rowena Mason, Aubrey Allegretti, “Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    save one's neck

Questions about saved one's skin

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

Words near saved one's skin in the dictionary

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

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