1. A face - saving, halfhearted lunge would follow.

2. Otherwise we are condemned to remain at face-saving activities.

3. Some face-saving bullshit that allowed me to generously accept his charity.

4. 10 The government was forced to find a face-saving formula to cover its misjudgement.

5. Face-saving – This approach refers to justifying a stance based on one's previously expressed principles and values in a negotiation.

6. Me / with my Cadaverous face- /saving device, also / known as a smile" (Friedlander, "I Died of Shame")