save room (for something)

save room (for something)

To refrain from eating too much so that one still has an appetite for something else later on. I hope you saved room for dessert—my mother saved her famous blueberry crumble! You can have a light snack, but make sure you save room—we'll be having dinner in a couple hours.
See also: room, save
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • pay for itself
  • save (one's) bacon
  • save (one's) neck
  • save one's bacon
  • save somebody's bacon
  • save someone's bacon
  • save someone's neck
  • come out (a certain way) on (something)
  • come out on
  • come out well