save one's skin

save one's skin (third-person singular simple present saves one's skin, present participle saving one's skin, simple past and past participle saved one's skin)

1. To escape without injury.

   Synonym: save one's neck

   • 2022 May 27, Rowena Mason, Aubrey Allegretti, “Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’”, in The Guardian‎:

     Boris Johnson has been accused of changing the ministerial code to help “save his skin” ahead of a new Partygate inquiry that could publish more photos and subject him to a public grilling by MPs.

• risk one's neck