"save your skin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 保住自己的性命

Definition

設法讓自己擺脫危險或困境，通常是為了避免受傷或惹上麻煩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，有些戲劇性。形容緊急自保或推卸責任，有時帶有自私意味。常見於“只想保住自己的性命”等說法。

Examples

He lied to save his skin.

他為了**保住自己的性命**而說了謊。

She ran away to save her skin.

她逃跑是為了**保住自己的性命**。

Tom did anything he could to save his skin.

湯姆盡一切努力**保住自己的性命**。

He threw his friend under the bus just to save his skin.

他出賣了朋友，只為了**保住自己的性命**。

Sometimes people panic and do silly things to save their skin.

有時候人會慌亂，為了**保住自己的性命**做出愚蠢的事。

You can't just blame others to save your skin every time trouble comes.

你不能每次有麻煩就怪別人來**保住自己的性命**。