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"To save someone's life."
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"(idiomatic, informal) To save someone's life."
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"word": "save someone's bacon"
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"ref": "2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC",
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"To prevent an undesirable occurrence."
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