save someone's skin

口语·避免危险
例句
She saved my skin by fixing the report before the boss saw it.
典故来源 源自中世纪，skin指身体或生命，救皮肤即避免身体伤害或麻烦。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

save [sev]
vt. 节省;保存;储蓄;解救; vi. 节省;挽救;救球; prep.&conj. 除…之外; n. 救援，救援;
someone ['sʌmwʌn]
pron. 某人，有人; n. 某个人;
skin [skɪn]
n. 皮，皮肤;（蔬菜，水果等）外皮;毛皮; vt. 剥皮，削皮;擦破皮，擦伤;欺骗; vi. 使愈合，长皮; adj. <俚>色情的;

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There seems to be a typo in the English idiom in Case 5 ("scarper Flow"). Could you please provide the correct idiom so that I can provide the Chinese meaning for it?
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