save someone's bacon
save the day
come to someone's rescue
Lazarus
save someone's skin
dig out of a hole
pull someone's bacon out of the fire
bail out
come to someone's aid
redeem
take a risk
retrieve
unkill
sign one's death warrant
survive
run the risk
rescue
salvage
drive a nail in someone's coffin
lose
take a chance
tiger kidnap
adventure
save by the bell
tickle the dragon's tail
risk
walk away
hazard
save
run a risk
chance
take chances
gamble
spare someone's blushes
victimize
take a flutter
throw to the wolves
lifeboat
go hard with someone
unkidnap
cheat death
revive
drop someone in it
devictimize
step on a rake
singe one's wings
pick up the pieces
put salt on someone's tail
unmurder
dezombify