Medical marijuana is now legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Of those states, Washington and Colorado have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Colorado's first retail marijuana stores opened Jan. 1 for sale to people 21 years and older.
In the English-speaking world, the expression to save face describes the lengths that an individual may go to in order to preserve their established position in society, taking action to ensure that one is not thought badly of by his or her peers.
saved by the bell âº something that you say when a difficult situation ends suddenly before you have to do or say something that you do not want to: Luckily my bus arrived before I had time to reply.