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
face use it today
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