save face
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save face
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See lose face.
verb saves face · saving face · saved face
- To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour. He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.
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verb preserve reputation
| Español | quedar bien (parado), salir bien parado, mantener/cuidar el pundonor, mantenerse pundonoroso |
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| 日本語 | 顔を立てる kao o tateru, 面目を保つ menboku o tamotsu |
| 中文 | 挽回面子 wǎnhuí miànzi |
| Português | livrar a cara |
| Français | sauver la face |
| Deutsch | das Gesicht wahren |
| Română | salva obrazul |
| Русский | сохрани́ть лицо́ soxranítʹ licó |
| Tiếng Việt | giữ thể diện |
| العربية | حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi |
Talk about this word "save face." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/save%20face. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. save face. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/save%20face "save face." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/save%20face.
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@misc{save_face_2026,
title = {save face},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/save%20face},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
