save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
Другие идиомы:
- stare (someone) in the face
- blow up in (someone's) face
- fall flat on one's face
- hide one's face in shame
- tell (someone) to his or her face
- fly into the face of danger
- face value
- put one's face on
- not show one's face
- save (someone's) bacon
- say (something) right to (someone's) face
- lose face
- save the day
- face down (someone)
- face value (of something)