WAEC - English Language (2015 - No. 29)
After each of the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence
The young man quickly paid his debt to save his face. This means that the young man
The young man quickly paid his debt to save his face. This means that the young man
wanted to avoid disgrace
did not want to be slapped
wanted to preserve his looks
did not want to be a debtor
Spiegazione
save someone's face; enable someone to avoid humiliation.