Search Result for "face saving":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige);
[syn: face saver, face saving]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

face saving
    n 1: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
         [syn: face saver, face saving]