save your own skin/hide

Related to word: save

Idiom

Definition

  1. To prioritize one's own safety and well-being, often at the expense of others in a dangerous or difficult situation.

    自抈生殊(不顧他人)

    • When the company started laying off employees, the manager was only trying to save his own skin and did nothing for his team members.

      當公司開始裁員時,經理只想著自保,對他的團隊成員毫無作為。

    • During the fire, he was only trying to save his own skin, making no attempt to help anyone else.

      火災發生時,他只顧著自保,完全沒有試圖幫助其他人。

    • When the scandal broke out, politicians were all trying to save their own skins and blaming each other.

      醜聞爆發時,政客們都忙著自保,互相指責。