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saves one's skin

saves one's skin is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 saves one's skin

What is saves one's skin the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Saves one's skin is the third-person singular simple present indicative of save one's skin.

Words near saves one's skin in the dictionary

  1. saves for a rainy day
  2. saves it
  3. saves one's breath
  4. saves one's breath to cool one's porridge
  5. saves one's neck
  6. saves one's skin
  7. saves over
  8. saves someone's bacon
  9. saves someone's face
  10. saves someone's life
  11. saves someone's skin

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