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Save

(one's) face Fig. to preserve one's good standing, pride, or high position (after a failure). The ambassador was more interested in saving his face than winning the argument. Most diplomats are concerned with saving face.

save (up) (for something)

to accumulate money in order to buy something. I can't buy a car because I am saving up for college. I don't have the money now, but I am saving up.

See:

• A penny saved is a penny earned
• a penny saved is a penny gained
• a stitch in time (saves nine)
• can't to save life
• in the nick of time
• penny saved is a penny earned
• penny saved is a penny earned, a
• prophet is not without honor save in his own country
• rainy day, a
• Save
• save (one's) own bacon
• save (one's) own hide
• save (one's) own neck
• save a bundle
• save bacon
• save blushes
• Save breath
• save face
• save for
• save for a rainy day
• save from
• Save it!
• save money up
• save neck
• save on
• save one's bacon
• save one's breath
• save oneself
• save own skin
• save skin
• save the day
• save toward
• save up
• saved by the bell
• scrimp and save
• skimp and save
• stitch in time saves nine
• stitch in time, a
• to save life
• to save one's life
• you saved the day