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face-saving
Face saving is something done to try to lessen embarrassment or to make one's self look better in a situation where a person is embarrassed or made to look bad. (adjective)
An example of face saving is saying "Oh I was going to break up with her anyway" after your girlfriend dumps you.
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See face-saving in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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