Saving face
Posted by Rachel on January 10, 2004
Does anyone know the origin of this idiom, or of it's close cousin "Losing face"? Were they adopted to English from Chinese Japanese? Or did they exist in the language regardless of the Asian concept of "Face"?
Thank to whoever answer this
Rachel
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