Synonyms of save someone's life
5 similar words
Another word for save someone's life is save someone's skin. Other synonyms of save someone's life are save someone's ass, save someone's bacon, pull someone's bacon out of the fire and throw someone a rope.
Synonyms and similar words for save someone's life
verbTo prevent someone from dying.
- save someone's skinSynonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
- save someone's ass
- save someone's baconSynonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
- pull someone's bacon out of the fireSynonym of save someone's life (in all senses).
verbTo prevent someone from getting into trouble, or to rescue them from it.
- throw someone a ropeTo rescue someone by providing them with help, such as material aid, financial aid, a face-saving excuse, or a clue.
Meaning of save someone's life
- verb To prevent someone from dying.
- verb To prevent someone from getting into trouble, or to rescue them from it.
Questions about synonyms of save someone's life
- What is another word for save someone's life?
- Save someone's life has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as save someone's skin, save someone's ass, save someone's bacon, pull someone's bacon out of the fire and throw someone a rope.
- What does save someone's life mean?
- Save someone's life means to prevent someone from dying.
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