lose face, to

lose face

To lose prestige or respect. His terrible performance in the debate caused him to lose face with the voters.See also: face, lose

lose face

Fig. to lose status; to become less respectable. John is more afraid of losing face than losing money. Things will go better if you can explain to him where he was wrong without making him lose face.See also: face, lose

lose face

Be embarrassed or humiliated, especially publicly. For example, Terry lost face when his assistant was promoted and became his boss. Both this expression and the underlying concept come from Asia; the term itself is a translation of the Chinese tiu lien and has been used in English since the late 1800s. Also see save face. See also: face, lose

lose face

COMMON If you lose face, you do something that makes people stop admiring or respecting you. He was too proud to lose face by looking nervous. You made him look bad. He lost face in front of his crew. Note: You can also say that something loses someone face. The circumstances in which his most senior colleague resigned has lost him face with the Americans. Compare with save face. Note: This is a Chinese expression and refers to the covering of one's face with a fan as a sign of disgrace after revealing one's emotions. `Face' here means the face with a calm expression on it. See also: face, lose

lose face

suffer a loss of respect; be humiliated. This expression was originally associated with China and was a translation of the Chinese idiom tiu lien .See also: face, lose

lose ˈface

be less respected or look stupid because of something you have done: The government can’t agree to the changes without losing face. OPPOSITE: save (somebody’s) face ▶ (a) loss of ˈface noun: This gives him an opportunity to change his mind without loss of face.See also: face, lose

lose face, to

To suffer embarrassment; to be publicly humiliated. Both the concept and term are associated with Asian customs, specifically China; in fact, the term is a translation of the Chinese tiu lien. In English it has been used since the late nineteenth century, an early example being R. Hart’s chronicle about China, Arrangements by Which China Has Lost Face (1876). See also save face.See also: lose

单词	lose face, to
释义	lose face, to lose face To lose prestige or respect. His terrible performance in the debate caused him to lose face with the voters.See also: face, lose lose face Fig. to lose status; to become less respectable. John is more afraid of losing face than losing money. Things will go better if you can explain to him where he was wrong without making him lose face.See also: face, lose lose face Be embarrassed or humiliated, especially publicly. For example, Terry lost face when his assistant was promoted and became his boss. Both this expression and the underlying concept come from Asia; the term itself is a translation of the Chinese tiu lien and has been used in English since the late 1800s. Also see save face. See also: face, lose lose face COMMON If you lose face, you do something that makes people stop admiring or respecting you. He was too proud to lose face by looking nervous. You made him look bad. He lost face in front of his crew. Note: You can also say that something loses someone face. The circumstances in which his most senior colleague resigned has lost him face with the Americans. Compare with save face. Note: This is a Chinese expression and refers to the covering of one's face with a fan as a sign of disgrace after revealing one's emotions. `Face' here means the face with a calm expression on it. See also: face, lose lose face suffer a loss of respect; be humiliated. This expression was originally associated with China and was a translation of the Chinese idiom tiu lien .See also: face, lose lose ˈface be less respected or look stupid because of something you have done: The government can’t agree to the changes without losing face. OPPOSITE: save (somebody’s) face ▶ (a) loss of ˈface noun: This gives him an opportunity to change his mind without loss of face.See also: face, lose lose face, to To suffer embarrassment; to be publicly humiliated. Both the concept and term are associated with Asian customs, specifically China; in fact, the term is a translation of the Chinese tiu lien. In English it has been used since the late nineteenth century, an early example being R. Hart’s chronicle about China, Arrangements by Which China Has Lost Face (1876). See also save face.See also: lose
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