save your own skin
成語所屬單字skin
save your own skin — 慣用語
1. to protect yourself from danger, criticism, or punishment, often by letting othe
1.慣用語
釋義
保全自己；自保（常指犧牲他人）
to protect yourself from danger, criticism, or punishment, often by letting others take the blame.
例句
When the project failed, each manager tried to save their own skin by blaming the other team.
Eitan saved his own skin by telling the truth before anyone else could point a finger at him.