/ · 1894 Brewer’s · S · Save
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To save appearances. To do something to obviate or prevent exposure or embarrassment.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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