LinkedIn Pinpoint #789 Hints & Answer: Face & Your breath
LinkedIn Pinpoint #789 for Sunday, June 28, 2026 starts with “Face” and “Your breath”. Explore the clues below, then reveal the category and how each clue connects.
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Reveal answer & analysis
Place “save” before every clue to make familiar expressions: save face, save your breath, save the day, save someone’s skin, and save for a rainy day.
5 Clues
- Clue 1Face
- Clue 2Your breath
- Clue 3The day
- Clue 4Someone's skin
- Clue 5For a rainy day
Why this answer fits
Save face and save the day are the quickest idiomatic anchors. Breath, skin, and rainy day then reveal different shades of preservation, rescue, restraint, and preparation.
Quick wink: Save the day and save someone’s skin sound heroic. Save your breath is what the meeting agenda whispered after hour two.
How to find the connection
- Put Save before Face and The day; both form common idioms with meanings beyond literal storage.
- Test Save your breath and Save someone’s skin, which cover avoiding wasted speech and rescuing someone from trouble.
- Complete Save for a rainy day, the familiar advice to reserve money or resources for future difficulty.
Clue-by-clue explanation
| Clue | Connection evidence |
|---|---|
| Face | To save face is to avoid embarrassment or preserve one’s public dignity. |
| Your breath | “Save your breath” means speaking is unlikely to help, so the effort is better withheld. |
| The day | To save the day is to prevent failure or resolve a serious problem at the crucial moment. |
| Someone's skin | To save someone’s skin is to rescue that person from danger, punishment, or difficulty. |
| For a rainy day | To save for a rainy day is to reserve money or resources for an uncertain future need. |
Questions about Pinpoint #789
Which clues start this puzzle?
The first two clues are “Face” and “Your breath”. The complete five-clue list is above.
Where is the category answer?
Open “Reveal answer & analysis” above to see the category and a separate explanation for each clue.
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