save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
Другие идиомы:
- scrimp and save
- make a face (at someone)
- long face
- face down (someone)
- face value
- face up to (something)
- say (something) right to (someone's) face
- on the face of it
- show one's face
- keep a straight face
- fly into the face of danger
- in the face of (something)
- put on a brave face
- save (something) for a rainy day
- fly in the face of (something)