ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin
ἀνδρόλεθρος: -ον, ὁ εἰς ὄλεθρον ἄγων, ὁ καταστρέφων ἄνδρας, Θεόδ. Στουδ.