“Save face”
定義
To avoid embarrassment or loss of respect.
例句
Examples
“He apologized privately to save face in public.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He apologized privately to _____ in public.Compare with the original example
He apologized privately to save face in public.
Write a two-line conversation using “Save face”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Save face" mean?
- "Save face" means to avoid embarrassment or loss of respect.
- How do you use "Save face" in a sentence?
- Example: "He apologized privately to save face in public."
- Should I interpret "Save face" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.