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(口語)面目を保とうとする、自分が作った穴から抜け出そうとする、藁をもつかむ思いで

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se raccrocher aux branches

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informal

(口語)面目を保とうとする、自分が作った穴から抜け出そうとする、藁をもつかむ思いで

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(informal) to try to save face, to try to dig oneself out of the hole one has made; to grasp at straws
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公開の場で大失敗を犯した後、彼は自分の名誉を守るために必死に体面を保とうとした.

After making a public blunder, he tried to save face in order to preserve his honor.

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