save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
Пример использования идиомы save face:
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
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Другие идиомы:
- face value
- put one's face on
- face up to (something)
- save the day
- fly into the face of danger
- feed one's face
- say (something) right to (someone's) face
- make a face (at someone)
- written all over (someone's) face
- tell (someone) to his or her face
- fall flat on one's face
- not just a pretty face
- put on a brave face
- throw (something) back in (someone's) face
- slap in the face