losing face

Perhaps the real clowns losing face while their evil clones run amok.

Was Boeing just doubling down for the sake of not losing face?

The Amphib, afraid of losing face, took the bottle—which contained wine rather than fruit juice.

Already he was too far committed in this new affaire to withdraw without losing face.

We improved this our first opportunity to beat a retreat without losing face.

No one can visit China without becoming acquainted with a peculiarly oriental phrase called "losing face."

They were losing face, so to speak, in the eyes of the natives and of the world at large.