单词 | save your (own) skin/hide/neck |
释义 | ● save your (own ) ˈskin /ˈhide /ˈneck to try to avoid death , punishment , etc ., especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation (尤指不惜置他人于困境而)保全自己的性命,使自己免受惩罚◆ To save his own skin , he lied and blamed the accident on his friend . 为了自保,他竟然说谎,把事故的责任推到朋友身上。See also hide |
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