Spare (someone's) blushes In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "spare (someone's) blushes", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-09-28 05:09

Meaning of Spare (someone's) blushes

Synonyms:

save face , salve one's conscience

Variants:

save (one's) blushes

Spare (someone's) blushes British humorous informal verb phrase

To keep from causing someone embarrassment

I lied to my friends to spare my girl's blushes.

Robert tried sparing my blushes by saying that it was his fault.

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To move quickly up and down and from side to side, typically in an attempt to avoid hitting or being hit by something

give (someone or something) a wide berth

To keep a reasonable distance from someone or something; avoid someone or something

wouldn't touch someone with a ten-foot pole

Stay far away; avoid someone or something, or doing something

pull (someone's) bacon out of the fire

To save someone from trouble, difficulty, or danger that is going to happen very soon

Grammar and Usage of Spare (someone's) blushes

Verb Forms

  • spares (someone's) blushes
  • sparing (someone's) blushes
  • spared (someone's) blushes

The verb "spare" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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have a romantic or sexual relationship with or marry someone much younger than oneself.
Example: The middle aged man robbed the cradle with the teenager.
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