su pellejo

¿En qué lugar has visto todo eso, si cada cual sólo piensa en su pellejo!

Where have you seen all that, when everyone only looks out for themselves!

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Sólo le preocupa su pellejo judío.

He only cares about his Jewish hide.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

Cada uno se ocupó de salvar su pellejo.

Everyone was only concerned with saving their own skin.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Era cada uno salvando su pellejo.

It was everyone saving their own skin.

Eh, usted, ¡Si yo estuviera en su pellejo no haría grandes discursos, señor!

Hey, you—if I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t be making grand speeches, sir!

— M: El maldito (1931)