save someone's bacon/neck

Related to word: save

Idiom

Definition

  1. To assist someone in escaping a difficult situation or avoiding trouble.

    幫助某人脫離困境或避免麻煩。

    • Thanks to his timely intervention, he saved my bacon.

      多虧他的及時介入,他救了我一命。

    • She handled the situation skillfully, which saved the entire team's bacon.

      她巧妙地處理了情況,救了整個團隊。

    • The manager stepped in at the last minute, saving the project's bacon and averting disaster.

      經理在最後一刻介入,拯救了專案,避免了災難。