save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
Другие идиомы:
- face-to-face
- blow up in (someone's) face
- face the music
- lose face
- written all over (someone's) face
- make a face (at someone)
- long face
- throw (something) back in (someone's) face
- save the day
- face value
- come face to face with (someone or something)
- get out of (someone's) face
- show one's face
- save (someone's) bacon
- not just a pretty face