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saves someone's face

saves someone's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 saves someone's face

What is saves someone's face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Saves someone's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of save someone's face.

Words near saves someone's face in the dictionary

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

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