περιτοιχίζω

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λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin

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Greek Monolingual

Ν
περιβάλλω με τοίχο, περικλείω με τοίχωμα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < περι- + τοιχίζω (< τοίχος). Το ρ. μαρτυρείται από το 1895 στην εφημερίδα Ακρόπολις].