词组 | spare someone's blushes |
释义 | Idiom spare someone's blushessave/spare (someone's) blushes British & Australian to do something to prevent someone feeling embarrassed.Granger saved the team's blushes by scoring the only goal in the last five minutes of the game.The audience's blushes were spared because the censors had removed all the explicit sex scenes from the film. spare (someone's) blushesTo keep from making someone feel embarrassed or awkward. However, due to your family's great service to the crown, we will spare your blushes and not create a public scandal around this debacle. I tried sparing her blushes when she asked me to prom by saying I had no intention of going with anyone. spare someone's blushesorsave someone's blushesBRITISHCOMMON If someone spares your blushes or saves your blushes, they do something that stops you from being in an embarrassing situation. Williams spared Tottenham's blushes last night, scoring a superb goal against Enfield. spare (or save) someone's blushesrefrain from causing someone embarrassment. |
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