save the furniture

Meaning

Verb

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

Related

Similar words

make the best of a bad situation

Origin

An allusion to rapidly removing as much furniture as possible from a building threatened by fire, flood, or a similar disaster.

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