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Save face

verb
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.
"He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face."

Synonyms

save someone's facesavedownfacesave one's necksave one's skinspare someone's blushessave someone's skinsave the furniturelose facefall on one's swordcompromisespare
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