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saves someone's skin

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

Meaning of save someone's skin

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
    • Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

Questions about saves someone's skin

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

Words near saves someone's skin in the dictionary

  1. saves one's skin
  2. saves over
  3. saves someone's bacon
  4. saves someone's face
  5. saves someone's life
  6. saves someone's skin
  7. saves something for a rainy day
  8. saves the day
  9. saves the furniture
  10. saves up
  11. saves versus

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