Caroline Tran
2020-11-06 06:11
Save sb's bacon/neck informal verb phrase
Stacy saved my bacon when I was 16, and I still remember that moment until now.
You really saved my bacon by pointing out how dangerous my decision is.
Used to to emphasize that attention is paid to the individuals who complain or cause problems
To assist someone to do something illegal or wrong
Use one's influence and power to support someone
To not spend over one's butget
The verb "save" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The idiom was first recorded in 1654. At that time, bacon was a highly appreciated commodity. That is why saving one's bacon was similar to keeping something precious. One variant of "save sb's bacon" is "save sb's neck" that has been in use from the late 1600s.
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