save the furniture

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party. Australia,Canada,UK,idiomatic
    — [S]winging progressives were keen to consolidate the diving Labor vote and save the furniture so that a reasonably-sized progressive opposition party could live to fight another day.

词形变化

saves the furniture present,singular,third-person saving the furniture participle,present saved the furniture participle,past saved the furniture past

词源

An allusion to rapidly removing as much furniture as possible from a building threatened by fire, flood, or a similar disaster. Compare French sauver les meubles.
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