SAVE YOUR (OWN) SKIN / HIDE / NECK

Meaning of SAVE YOUR (OWN) SKIN / HIDE / NECK in English

to try to avoid death, punishment, etc., especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation :

To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIN — I. ˈskin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English …
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SAVE — I. ˈsāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, salver, from Late Latin salvare, from …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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NECK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIDE — I. ˈhīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hyde, from Old English hīgid, hīd; akin to Old English hīwan …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIN — — skinlike , adj. /skin/ , n. , v. , skinned, skinning , adj. n. 1. the external covering or …
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SAVE — save 1 — savable, saveable , adj. — savableness, saveableness , n. — saver , n. /sayv/ , v. , …
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OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
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HIDE — hide 1 — hidable , adj. — hidability , n. — hider , n. /huyd/ , v. , hid, hidden …
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SKIN — I. ˈskin noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAVE — I. ˈsāv verb ( saved ; sav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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HIDE — I. ˈhīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hīgid, hīd Date: before 12th century : any of various old …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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SKIN — vi to become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. 2. skin ·noun a vessel made of skin, used …
Webster English vocab
SAVE — conj except; unless. 2. save ·noun the herb sage, or salvia. 3. save ·adj to hold possession or use of; …
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OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
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NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
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HIDE — noun an abode or dwelling. 2. hide ·noun the human skin; so called in contempt. 3. hide ·vt to …
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SKIN — [skin] n, often attrib [ME, fr. ON skinn; akin to OE scinn skin, MHG schint fruit peel] (13c) 1 a …
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SAVE — [save] vb saved ; sav.ing [ME, fr. OF salver, fr. LL salvare, fr. L salvus safe--more at safe] vt (13c) …
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OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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HIDE — [hide] n [ME, fr. OE higid, hid] (bef. 12c): any of various old English units of land area; esp: a …
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SKIN — in human anatomy, the covering, or integument, of the body's surface that both provides protection and receives sensory stimuli from …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIDE — the pelt taken from a cow, steer, or bull of the bovine species, from the pelt of a horse, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIN — skin BrE AmE skɪn ▷ skinned skɪnd ▷ skinning ˈskɪn ɪŋ ▷ skins skɪnz ▶ ˈ skin ˌ diver BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIN
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SAVE — / seɪv; NAmE / verb , noun , preposition , conjunction ■ verb KEEP SAFE 1. [ vn ] save …
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OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
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HIDE — / haɪd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( hid / hɪd; NAmE / hid·den / ˈhɪdn; NAmE /) …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKIN — I. skin 1 S2 W2 /skɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skinn ] …
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SAVE — I. save 1 S1 W1 /seɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ save , ↑ saver , …
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OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
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NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
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HIDE
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SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAVE — prep. & conj. archaic or poet. --prep. except; but (all save him). --conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 the skin of an animal, esp. when tanned or dressed. 2 colloq. the human skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIDE — v. & n. --v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1 tr. put or keep out of sight …
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SKIN — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVE — prep. & conj. archaic or poet. prep. except; but (all save him). conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. …
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OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIDE — n. & v. n. 1 the skin of an animal, esp. when tanned or dressed. 2 colloq. the human skin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIDE — v. & n. v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1 tr. put or keep out of sight …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1. the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Oxford English vocab
SAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
HIDE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1. tr. put or keep out of …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIN — ( skins, skinning, skinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your skin …
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