save neck

save somebody's neck

to prevent something bad from happening to someone You really saved my neck. I'd have been in so much trouble if you'd told him the truth.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irma	EER-mah (German, Finnish), UR-mə (English)	German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian (Rare), Ancient G
IldÓ	-	Hungarian
BogusŁAwa	baw-guw-SWAH-vah	Polish
Aca	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Sarosh	-	Persian Mythology
EguzkiÑE	-	Basque