spare somebody's blushes

spare somebody's blushes
spare sb's ˈblushes idiom
(BrE) to save sb from an embarrassing situation

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A last minute goal spared their blushes.

Main entry: ↑spareidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • spare — spare1 S2 [speə US sper] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(extra)¦ 2¦(not used/needed)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 be going spare 6 go spare 7¦(plain)¦ 8¦(thin)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: spAr] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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