下臺階

下台阶
xiàtáijiē
  1. to extricate oneself
  2. way out

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation
  2. (literally) to go off stage
  3. chance to not lose face
  4. to get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation
  5. to go off stage

Wiktionary

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重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 下臺 xiàtái
  1. to go off the stage
  2. to fall from position of prestige
  3. to step down (from office etc)
  4. to disentangle oneself
  5. to get off the hook
2 階 jiē
  1. rank or step
  2. stairs

Related entries

擺脫 bǎituō
  1. to break away from
  2. to cast off (old ideas etc)
  3. to get rid of
  4. to break away (from)
  5. to break out (of)
  6. to free oneself from
  7. to extricate oneself
我想擺脫它。

I want to get rid of it.

Source: Tatoeba

活路 huólù
  1. through road
  2. way out
  3. way to survive
  4. means of subsistence