saving face

• 挽回面子

saving face的用法和样例：

例句

1. Bill would not play in the game because he knew he could not do well and he wanted to save face.
   比尔不肯参加球赛，因为他知道他的球艺不好，而他又爱面子。
2. Though she'd lost her job, she saved face by saying she'd left it willingly.
   她失去了工作，却说是自愿离职以保全面子。