lose face

lose face
lose face
To lose prestige
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Main Entry:face
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lose face see under ↑face
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Main Entry:lose

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lose face phrase
to no longer impress people or be respected by them, especially by showing that you are not in control of a situation

The government will lose face if they do not go ahead with this.

Thesaurus: to harm your own reputationsynonym
Main entry: lose

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I
suffer a loss of respect; be humiliated

the code of conduct required that he strike back or lose face

II
come to be less highly respected

he was trying to work out how he could go back home without losing face

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lose face
: to cause other people to have less respect for you : to lose other people's respect

She was afraid that she would lose face if she admitted her mistake.

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Main Entry:face
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lose face — see face, 1
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Main Entry:lose

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lose ˈface idiom
to be less respected or look stupid because of sth you have done
Main entry:faceidiom

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  • lose face — {v.} To be embarrassed or shamed by an error or failure; lose dignity, influence or reputation; lose self respect or the confidence of others. * /Many Japanese soldiers were killed in World War II because they believed that to give up or retreat… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • lose face — Ⅰ. ► lose (or save) face incur (or avoid) humiliation. Main Entry: ↑face Ⅱ. ► lose face lose one s credibility. Main Entry: ↑lose …   English terms dictionary

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  • lose face — To lose one s reputation or standing is to lose face …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • lose\ face — v To be embarrassed or shamed by an error or failure; lose dignity, influence or reputation; lose self respect or the confidence of others. Many Japanese soldiers were killed in World War II because they believed that to give up or retreat would… …   Словарь американских идиом

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