save somebody's bacon

Right up to the last minute he's hoping something will happen to save his bacon.

He also wanted to thank her for saving his bacon.

The inspiration that was going to save my bacon, for the second time in two days.

And I'm sure one day soon it will save my bacon.

For the moment, if her information was good, she had saved their bacon.

I walked in on it, and you came through to save your own bacon.

We have made the same mistakes in other games and he saved our bacon.

The only one you've got who can save your bacon.

One of those Indians, probably an old chief, had saved my bacon.

I've saved our bacon for now but I'm not forgetting about you!