saving grace

noun

(countable) A redeeming quality or factor. / (theology) God's grace or blessing, enabling sinners to attain salvation.

Her sense of humor was the saving grace in an otherwise boring conversation.

意味（1）

(countable) A redeeming quality or factor.

For all his treachery and deception, he had one saving grace: good manners.

意味（2）

(theology) God's grace or blessing, enabling sinners to attain salvation.