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French
Etymology
Literally, “to save the furniture”. Cognate with Spanish salvar los muebles; compare also English save the furniture.
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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
2024 July 7, “Législatives : dans la commune de Cassis (9e circo), le front républicain a-t-il fonctionné ?”, in La Provence:"Un vote par dépit, sans grande conviction politique, mais pour essayer de sauver les meubles", confie-t-il.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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