save your own skin
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save your own skin — idiom
1. to protect yourself from danger, criticism, or punishment, often by letting othe
1.idiom
Definition
to protect yourself from danger, criticism, or punishment, often by letting others take the blame.
Example
When the project failed, each manager tried to save their own skin by blaming the other team.
Eitan saved his own skin by telling the truth before anyone else could point a finger at him.