Save someone's bacon

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo rescue, especially to save someone's life.

2.verbTo prevent an undesirable occurrence.

"2010 May 27, "What Steve Ballmer needs to do to save Microsoft's mobile bacon", Infoworld.com"

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