face-saver

n thing that prevents sb from being embarrassed or losing dignity 保全某人面子的事物. `face-saving adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] acting as a face-saver 保全面子的: a face-saving action, excuse, gesture 保全面子的行动、 藉口、 举动.

FA, fa (also fah), fab, Fabian, fable, fabled, fabric, fabricate, fabrication, fabulous, fabulously, facade, face, face to face, face up to, face value, face-card, face-cream, face-lift, face-pack, faceless, facet, facetious, facetiously, facetiousness, facia (also fascia), facial, facially, facile, facilitate, facilitation, facility, facing, facsimile, fact, fact-finding, faction, factional, factionalism, factious,