Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

save someone's skin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
save -some-one's skin
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

saves someone's skin (present, singular) saving someone's skin (participle, present) saved someone's skin (participle, past) saved someone's skin (past)

Synonyms

save someone's life

Questions

What does save someone's skin mean?
Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses).

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