Daily English Idioms Lose Face

lose face welcome to day five of the

special edition of speak English with

Tiffany I am teacher Tiffany and in this

episode I will teach you exactly how to

use the English body idiom lose face are

you ready

well then let’s jump right in

the idiom lose face can be defined in

three different ways the first

definition of this idiom is to suffer a

loss of respect the second definition of

this idiom is to be humiliated and the

third definition of this idiom is to

lose status or to become less

respectable so whenever you think of the

face you can also think of the English

idiom lose face now

let’s see how you can practically use

this idiom in real life

first you can use lose face when

speaking about finances when people

can’t manage their finances well they

usually spend more money than they have

in order to look good at these times the

idiom can be used like this Samantha is

more afraid of losing face than losing

money second you can use lose face when

talking about friendship when people are

trying to strengthen their friendships

sometimes they have to think carefully

about how they speak to their friends

at these times the idiom can be used

like this things will go better if you

can explain to him where he was wrong

without making him lose face third you

can use lose face when talking about

things that happen at work when someone

talks about what is going on at work

they sometimes mention the challenges

they have with their employer at these

times the idiom can be used like this

the boss lost face with his employees

when he continually promised things that

he couldn’t deliver fourth you can use

lose face when someone is being stubborn

when someone is being stubborn they

usually only think about their thoughts

or feelings at these times the idiom can

be used like this she refused to admit

she made a mistake because she didn’t

want to lose face and finally fifth you

can use lose face when speaking about

good management when someone is

discussing attributes of good management

they usually mention how a manager

should protect his or her employees

feelings at these times the idiom can be

used like this a good CEO can let

someone know they’ve made a mistake

without causing them to lose face lose

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