LinkedIn Pinpoint #789 Hints & Answer: Face & Your breath
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Pinpoint #789 opens with Face, Your breath, and The day. Compare all five clues below, then reveal the category and its connections.
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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.
Solving path for Pinpoint #789
- Initial reading: Put Save before Face and The day; both form common idioms with meanings beyond literal storage.
- Testing the connection: Test Save your breath and Save someone’s skin, which cover avoiding wasted speech and rescuing someone from trouble.
- Final check: 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
What do Face, Your breath, and The day have in common? (answer spoiler)
The shared category is Words that come after "save" (in common sayings).
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.
What does “Face” mean in this puzzle? (answer spoiler)
To save face is to avoid embarrassment or preserve one’s public dignity.
What does “Your breath” mean in this puzzle? (answer spoiler)
“Save your breath” means speaking is unlikely to help, so the effort is better withheld.
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