Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

save someone's face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
save -some-one's -face
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to preserve someone's pride, especially as defined by customary social settings.

Inflected Forms

saves someone's face (present, singular) saving someone's face (participle, present) saved someone's face (participle, past) saved someone's face (past)

Phrases

save face

Frequently Paired Words

save face

Questions

What does save someone's face mean?
to preserve someone's pride, especially as defined by customary social settings.

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