lose face

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

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[edit] Etymology

A calque of Chinese trad. 丟臉, simpl. 丢脸 (pinyin: diū liǎn), literally meaning “lose face”.

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to lose face (third-person singular simple present loses face, present participle losing face, simple past and past participle lost face)

1. (idiomatic) To lose the respect of others, to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.

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Wikipedia

• give face
• save face