save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
Пример использования идиомы save face:
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
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Другие идиомы:
- face down (someone)
- save (someone's) bacon
- written all over (someone's) face
- throw (something) back in (someone's) face
- keep a straight face
- come face to face with (someone or something)
- save (something) for a rainy day
- make a face (at someone)
- on the face of it
- put one's face on
- get out of (someone's) face
- not just a pretty face
- face value (of something)
- face up to (something)
- scrimp and save