"saves someone's bacon" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} saves someone's bacon
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of save someone's bacon Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: save someone's bacon
    Sense id: en-saves_someone's_bacon-en-verb--5D9oP3b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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