"save your bacon" in Chinese (Traditional)
救你一命幫你脫險
Definition
在最後一刻幫助某人避免嚴重麻煩或危險。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是非正式的成語,多用於別人幫你解除困境、避免被責備或尷尬,不是用於真正的危險。不要照字面理解為“救培根”。
Examples
Thanks for saving my bacon back there.
謝謝你剛才**救了我一命**。
He lied to save his bacon.
他說謊是為了**救自己一命**。
My friend helped save my bacon during the test.
考試時我的朋友幫我**脫險了**。
I forgot my wallet, but my sister covered the bill and totally saved my bacon!
我忘帶錢包了,還好我姊姊幫我結帳,真的**救了我一命**!
If you hadn’t reminded me about the meeting, you would’ve really saved my bacon.
要不是你提醒我開會,你真的**幫我脫險**了。
Whenever I mess up at work, my coworker steps in to save my bacon.
我在工作出錯時,同事總會幫我**脫險**。