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.
See also: neck, save

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IrmaEER-mah (German, Finnish), UR-mə (English)German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian (Rare), Ancient G
IldÓ-Hungarian
BogusŁAwabaw-guw-SWAH-vahPolish
Aca-Serbian, Macedonian
Sarosh-Persian Mythology
EguzkiÑE-Basque