save their face

• vt. 保全面子

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. 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。
2. The fact that you report through him is nothing more than a formula to save his face.
   你要向他报告工作这件事，只是为了给他保全面子的客套话。