Noun:

ముఖం ఆదా,

face saving's Usage Examples:

This was only a face saving gesture, in reality the Subah's had been ceded to the Afghans.

among the three town leaders about an appropriate name was settled in a face saving way.

Several times, during the course of the series, Stevens has been at the sharp end of some gentleman's displeasure through no fault of his own, but his tact and devotion to the Jones family resolves every situation in a face saving gesture of servility.

widespread criticism for the decision which some commentators called a "face saving capitulation": an attempt by Google to take a stand for internet freedom.

Synonyms:

economy of scale, downsizing, economy, curtailment, action, retrenchment,

Antonyms:

non-market economy, inefficiency, longness, activation, sink,