ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin
P. and V. ἐπίφθονος, ἐπαχθής, λυπηρός, βαρύς, P. ἀηδής; see also hateful.