save face
сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации
We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
Другие идиомы:
- get out of (someone's) face
- in the face of (something)
- lose face
- slap in the face
- keep a straight face
- throw (something) back in (someone's) face
- feed one's face
- hide one's face in shame
- fly into the face of danger
- fall flat on one's face
- long face
- save (someone's) bacon
- face value
- save up (for something)
- not show one's face