save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
Другие идиомы:
- fall flat on one's face
- feed one's face
- save the day
- stuff one's face
- hide one's face in shame
- show one's face
- fly into the face of danger
- in the face of (something)
- written all over (someone's) face
- face down (someone)
- save (someone's) bacon
- lose face
- save one's breath
- scrimp and save
- face value (of something)