to spare sb's blushes
1spare someone's blushes — spare/save/someone’s blushes phrase to prevent someone from being embarrassed or ashamed by doing or saying something, or by avoiding doing or saying something He scored at the last minute, and spared England’s blushes. Thesaurus: to not be… …
2spare somebody's blushes — spare sb s ˈblushes idiom (BrE) to save sb from an embarrassing situation • A last minute goal spared their blushes. Main entry: ↑spareidiom …
3spare (someone's) blushes — save/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 …
4spare someone's blushes — verb To save someone from embarrassment …
5spare — spare1 S2 [speə US sper] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(extra)¦ 2¦(not used/needed)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 be going spare 6 go spare 7¦(plain)¦ 8¦(thin)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: spAr] …
6spare — spare1 [ sper ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it: a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes. 2. )… …
7spare — [[t]spe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ spares, sparing, spared 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. If… …
8spare — 1 adjective 1 ADDITIONAL spare key/bulb/battery etc a key etc that you have in addition to the ones you normally use, so that it is available if another is needed 2 AVAILABLE not being used by anyone and available to be used: Have you got any… …
9spare — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a not required for ordinary use; extra (have no spare cash; spare time). b reserved for emergency or occasional use (slept in the spare room). 2 lean; thin. 3 scanty; frugal; not copious (a spare diet; a spare prose style).… …
10save (someone's) blushes — save/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 …