save own skin

save your own skin

to protect yourself from danger or difficulties, without worrying about other people He saved his own skin by telling them his partner had taken the money.

See save blushes

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Simo	SEE-mo (Finnish)	Finnish, Serbian
Ephesius	-	Late Roman
Maartje	MAH:R-tyə	Dutch
Graciana	grah-THYAH-nah (Spanish), grah-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-nə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Pomponius	-	Ancient Roman
Rock	[rɔk]