save face

释义

1. save (sb's) face

   （使）保全面子

   to avoid or help sb avoid embarrassment

   She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned.她被解雇了，但她爱面子，逢人便说是她辞职了。

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• Chapman hasn't changed. He's just trying to save face.422013
• Well, maybe he was just trying to save face then.The Craft1996
• Not in the face! Save yourself, carrot!Daddy Day Care2003
• You're not my Helen! I won't fight a war to save a face. We're done.The Lion in Winter1968
• What you're saying now is only to save your coward's face.Key Largo1948

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