save his face
英
美
- face n.表面；脸；表情v.面对；面向；朝
- his adj.他的pron.他的
- save v.救；节省；保存n.救援，救助
用作及物动词 (vt.)
- Though she'd lost her job,she saved face by saying she'd left it willingly.
虽然她已失业，但她说是自愿离职，以保全面子。
- She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his pride intact.
她很得体地拒绝了他的提议，让他能保全面子离开。
