save face

And we'll figure out a way for you to save face in front of your men.

"So what we have to do is find a way to bring down the wall and save face at the same time."

It might be better for such a man to risk death in order to save face.

They had to agree to something, if only to save face.

There's got to be at least one more try, if for nothing else than to save face.

And that is not me trying to save face, Professor.

It says the union is just trying to save face.

And he had to do so in a way that made the point clearly, but which left them able to save face.

It was the only way her government could save face.

That gave him a chance to save face and buy time.