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face-saving

adjective
🔊/ˈfeɪs seɪvɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfeɪs seɪvɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. intended to protect somebody’s reputation and to avoid making them feel embarrassed保全面子的
    • a face-saving compromise体面的妥协
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFace-saving is used with these nouns:
    • formula
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