English Explanatory Dictionary

save the furniture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.

Pronunciation

en-au-save the furniture.ogg

Word forms

save the furniture saves the furniture saving the furniture saved the furniture

Etymology

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.

Related words

save the day
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