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save one's neck/skin save from danger or trouble 免于遭殃;使摆脱困境 * He's saved his neck, thanks to his counsel, but people will always suspect him. 多亏他的辩护律师才使他免受绞刑,但人们将永远以怀疑的眼光来看他。 * You really saved my neck by help ing me check up on many details in my paper; otherwise I couldn't have got the work done in time. 你替我核对了这篇论文中的许多具体细节,真是帮了个大忙,否则我根本不可能及时完成这篇论文。 |