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lose face
lose face
Fig. to lose status; to become less respectable. John is more afraid of losing face than losing money. Things will go better if you can explain to him where he was wrong without making him lose face.
See also: face, lose
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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lose face
to do something which makes other people stop respecting you He refused to admit he made a mistake because he didn't want to lose face.
See also: face, lose
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
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lose face
to not maintain your reputation and the respect of others The sales manager lost face with his customers when he continually promised items he couldn't deliver.
Opposite of: save face
See also: face, lose
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. |
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