save one's neck
save one's neck or save one's skin {v. phr.}, {slang}
To save from danger or trouble.
The fighter planes saved our skins while the army was landing from the ships.
Betty saved Tim's neck by typing his report for him; without her help he could not have finished on time.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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