save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
Другие идиомы:
- tell (someone) to his or her face
- save one's breath
- not just a pretty face
- long face
- not show one's face
- in the face of (something)
- stuff one's face
- face value (of something)
- feed one's face
- say (something) right to (someone's) face
- show one's face
- lose face
- put one's face on
- save (something) for a rainy day
- on the face of it