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pull someone's bacon out of the fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l -some-one's ba-con out of the -fire
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

Inflected Forms

pulls someone's bacon out of the fire (present, singular) pulling someone's bacon out of the fire (participle, present) pulled someone's bacon out of the fire (participle, past) pulled someone's bacon out of the fire (past) pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (alternative) pull someone's fat out of the fire (alternative)

Phrases

pull out of the fire save someone's bacon

Frequently Paired Words

pull out of the fire save someone's bacon

Synonyms

save someone's life

Questions

What does pull someone's bacon out of the fire mean?
Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

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