sauver les meubles

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “to save the furniture”. Cognate with Spanish salvar los muebles; compare also English save the furniture. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /so.ve le mœbl/ === Verb === sauver les meubles (figuratively, informal) to salvage what can be salvaged, to save as much as possible, to do damage control, to cut one's losses, to minimize one's losses Synonyms: limiter les dégâts, arrêter les frais ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: de meubels redden (calque) ==== See also ==== sauver la face sauver les apparences sauver la mise faire la part du feu