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saves someone's bacon

saves someone's bacon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of save someone's bacon.

Meaning of save someone's bacon

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
    • [A]n anxious eye had been kept on the pinnace and the vessel she was chasing. "She's up to her," cried Desmond, who was looking through his glass; "she struck without a blow, and there go our fellows tumbling on board. Little doubt, however, about her being a slaver, though, as they must have seen...1876, W.H.G. Kingston, The Three Commanders

Questions about saves someone's bacon

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

Words near saves someone's bacon in the dictionary

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

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