save one's neck

  • 21neck — [[t]ne̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ necks, necking, necked 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body. She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly... He was short and stocky, and had a thick …

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  • 22save — save1 W1S1 [seıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from harm/danger)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(not waste)¦ 4¦(to use later)¦ 5¦(collect)¦ 6¦(help to avoid)¦ 7¦(keep for somebody)¦ 8¦(computer)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 you saved my life …

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  • 23save — 1 /seIv/ verb 1 FROM HARM/DANGER (T) to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction: Thousands of lives have been saved by this drug. | save sb/sth from: He saved his friend from drowning. | The sudden fall in interest rates… …

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  • 24save — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. (saved my life; saved me from drowning). 2 tr. (often foll. by up) keep for future use; reserve; refrain from spending (saved up… …

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  • 25save — save1 verb 1》 keep safe or rescue from harm or danger.     ↘prevent from dying.     ↘(in Christian use) preserve (a soul) from damnation. 2》 store up for future use.     ↘preserve. 3》 Computing keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location.… …

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  • 26One Missed Call (2004 film) — One Missed Call Directed by Takashi Miike Produced by Yoichi Arishige Fumio Inoue Naoki Sato Writt …

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  • 27save — I UK [seɪv] / US verb Word forms save : present tense I/you/we/they save he/she/it saves present participle saving past tense saved past participle saved *** 1) a) [transitive] to make it possible for someone or something to avoid danger, harm,… …

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  • 28save — save1 [ seıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 help someone/something avoid harm ▸ 2 avoid using something ▸ 3 help someone avoid doing something ▸ 4 keep something for future ▸ 5 in computing ▸ 6 stop point being scored ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make it… …

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  • 29save — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun in football/soccer, hockey, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, excellent, fine, good, great, magnificent, outstanding, smart, spectacular, stunning …

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  • 30save — 1. verb 1) the captain was saved by his crew Syn: rescue, come to someone s rescue, save someone s life; set free, free, liberate, deliver, extricate; bail out; informal save someone s bacon/neck/skin 2) the farmhouse has been saved from… …

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