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
Aldritt
Grisha	-	Russian
Franciszka	frahn-CHEESH-kah	Polish
Rebecca	rə-BEK-ə (English), re-BEK-kah (Italian)	English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Sedef	-	Turkish
Adonis	ə-DAH-nəs (English), ə-DO-nəs (English)	Greek Mythology