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saved someone's face

saved someone's face is the simple past and past participle of save someone's face.

Meaning of save someone's face

Verb

save someone's face (third-person singular simple present saves someone's face, present participle saving someone's face, simple past and past participle saved someone's face)

  1. (idiomatic) to preserve someone's pride, especially as defined by customary social settings.

Questions about saved someone's face

What is saved someone's face the simple past and past participle of?
Saved someone's face is the simple past and past participle of save someone's face.

Words near saved someone's face in the dictionary

  1. saved one's breath to cool one's porridge
  2. saved one's neck
  3. saved one's skin
  4. saved over
  5. saved someone's bacon
  6. saved someone's face
  7. saved someone's life
  8. saved someone's skin
  9. saved something for a rainy day
  10. saved the day
  11. saved the furniture

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