save his 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. 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。