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saved the furniture

saved the furniture is the simple past and past participle of save the furniture.

Meaning of save the furniture

Verb

save the furniture (third-person singular simple present saves the furniture, present participle saving the furniture, simple past and past participle saved the furniture)

  1. (Australia, Canada, UK, idiomatic) To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.
    • [S]winging progressives were keen to consolidate the diving Labor vote and save the furniture so that a reasonably-sized progressive opposition party could live to fight another day.2013 October 4, Christopher Drew, “Why the Greens were the real election losers”, in ABC News, Australia, retrieved 04 Dec 2016

Questions about saved the furniture

What is saved the furniture the simple past and past participle of?
Saved the furniture is the simple past and past participle of save the furniture.

Words near saved the furniture in the dictionary

  1. saved someone's face
  2. saved someone's life
  3. saved someone's skin
  4. saved something for a rainy day
  5. saved the day
  6. saved the furniture
  7. saved up
  8. saved versus
  9. saved vs.
  10. savedness
  11. Savedra

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