When you emulate a shitty arcade game
Me: This game sucks ass. I'd rather save a fake quarter.
(related to, but different from, to save your sinking Titanic):
a) to be concerned, at any and all costs, about your political legacy once you leave political office, even if said legacy may be a negative one
b)to save your own political legacy, even it means caring somewhat less about the future of your political party
only G-d may know how to even try to save your Obamatanic , both definitions a) and b) in the case of President Obama in 2016
When you’re playing fortnite and you lose a 1v1 when you shouldn’t have
Can’t believe I lost that man, “Save a mattress, fuck a watermelon” dude
Fallible man's incongruous attempt at meddling with the laws of the cosmos.
Tom: Last night I set my clock forward for Daylight Saving Time.
Bill: What wretched hubris! Time bends for no man. Hast thou forsaken thy creator?
When you're too scared to ever be in a relationship
Hey, I think Amanda might like you. You should ask her out.
Nah, I'm saving dating for marriage.
When you're too much of a pussy to date someone
Hey, I think Amanda might like you. You should ask her out.
Nah, I'm saving dating for marriage
to do anything and everything possible to save one's school/university semester that one is about to fail.
mother: George look at your grades. You' re failing your last year in high-school. Is there anything you can to save your sinking Titanic?
George: Lol. no. I think it's a little late to do anything about it now. I should have listened to you and partied less.
mother: At least it's worth a try, don't ya think so?