ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν δρόμον τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin
P. and V. μεμπτός, ἐπαίτιος, V. ἐπίμομφος, μωμητός, P. ψεκτός (Plato).