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Save Someone’s Bacon

Also: Save someone’s skin Save someone’s neck Meaning of Idiom ‘Save Someone’s Bacon’ To save someone’s bacon means to rescue them from a difficult or dangerous situation; to cause someone to escape from being harmed; to save someone from disaster or danger. ,,, Examples Of Use “You really saved my bacon. I won’t forget it.” … Read more

Save Something for a Rainy Day

In English, a ‘rainy day’ is used metaphorically to refer to a time of need or trouble, especially when one does not have much money. Rainy day, then, can be used on its own as an idiom. However, it is most often used in the idiom variation “save something for a rainy day.” Meaning of … Read more