save someone's skin

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)To save someone's life.; To prevent an undesirable occurrence.2010December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, inBBC‎[1]:Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terrysaved Chelsea's skinby hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.

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