| 单词 | save face |
| 释义 | save faceSEE SYNONYMS FOR save face ON THESAURUS.COM Avoid humiliation or embarrassment, preserve dignity, as in Rather than fire him outright, they let him save face by accepting his resignation. The phrase, which uses face in the sense of “outward appearances,” is modeled on the antonym lose face. [Late 1800s] Words nearby save facesavate, save, save-all, save as you earn, saved by the bell, save face, save for a rainy day, saveloy, save one's bacon, save one's breath, Savery The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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