Pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Tommy Tran

2021-09-30 12:09

Meaning of Pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire

Synonyms:

save someone's bacon , save someone's neck , save someone's skin

Variants:

pull (one's) chestnuts out of the fire

Pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire idiom verb phrase

To save someone from trouble, difficulty, or danger that is going to happen very soon

You're such a lifesaver! You always pull my bacon out of the fire when I need.

You've just pulled my bacon out of the fire! I really appreciate it.

Other phrases about:

be like/as safe as Fort Knox

To be strongly built, often with many locks, strong doors, guards, etc., so that it is difficult for people to enter and the things kept there are safe

stretch (one's) legs according to the coverlet

To not spend over one's butget

save (one's) ass

To save someone from danger, trouble or failure

save sb's bacon/neck

To help someone get out of a dangerous or difficult circumstance

nest egg

A sum of money that has been laid aside for a particular purpose.

Grammar and Usage of Pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire

Verb Forms

pulls (someone's) bacon out of the fire
pulling (someone's) bacon out of the fire
pulled (someone's) bacon out of the fire

The verb "pull" should be conjugated according to its tense.