"save your neck" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 保住命
• 保住自己

Definition

指為了避免危險、傷害或懲罰，通常會迅速採取行動保護自己。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬非正式、誇張用語，常指為了自保逃避懲罰、危險或責任，有時帶點自私意味。類似於「保住小命」。

Examples

He lied to save his neck.

他撒了謊來**保住自己的命**。

Sometimes you have to run to save your neck.

有時你得跑才能**保住命**。

She made up an excuse to save her neck.

她編了一個藉口來**保住自己**。

He told on his friend just to save his neck.

他出賣了朋友，就是為了**保住命**。

I wasn't trying to blame anyone, just trying to save my neck!

我不是想怪誰，只是想**保住自己**！

When the company went bankrupt, the CEO did everything he could to save his neck.

公司破產時，CEO做了一切來**保住自己的命**。