save face

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.
 * He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.

Translations

 * Arabic: حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 挽回面子
 * Czech: zachránit tvář
 * Esperanto: savi la vizaĝon
 * Estonian: au päästma
 * Finnish: pelastaa kasvonsa
 * French:
 * German: das Gesicht wahren
 * Japanese: 顔を立てる, 面目を保つ
 * Khmer: ទុកមុខអោយ
 * Korean:
 * Malay: jaga air muka
 * Mongolian:
 * Persian: آبروداری کردن
 * Polish: zachować twarz
 * Portuguese: livrar a cara
 * Russian: сохрани́ть лицо́
 * Swedish: rädda ansiktet
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan:
 * Vietnamese: giữ thể diện