ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin
P. and V. θωπεία, ἡ, θωπεύματα, τά (Plato).
P. θωπευτικός, Ar. θωπικός.
coaxing words: P. and V. θῶπες λόγοι (Plato, Theaetetus 175E, and Eur., Fragment).
