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saving someone's bacon

saving someone's bacon is the present participle and gerund 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 saving someone's bacon

What is saving someone's bacon the present participle and gerund of?
Saving someone's bacon is the present participle and gerund of save someone's bacon.

Words near saving someone's bacon in the dictionary

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

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