save someone's ass

English

Verb

save someone's ass (third-person singular simple present saves someone's ass, present participle saving someone's ass, simple past and past participle saved someone's ass)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To prevent someone from dying.
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) To prevent someone from getting into trouble.

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