save someone's bacon

成語所屬單字bacon

save someone's bacon — 慣用語

1. to help someone escape from serious trouble or an awkward situation at the last

1.慣用語
釋義

及時解圍;救人脫困

to help someone escape from serious trouble or an awkward situation at the last moment.

例句

Élise saved my bacon by lending me her notes the night before the chemistry exam.

Quick thinking by the lifeguard saved the boy's bacon when the current pulled him out.