See save one's skin on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2022 May 27, Rowena Mason, Aubrey Allegretti, “Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’”, in The Guardian:",
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"word": "pelastaa nahkansa"
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"word": "sauver sa peau"
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"word": "başını kurtarmak"
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"word": "paçayı kurtarmak"
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"word": "postu kurtarmak"
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"word": "save one's skin"
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