| Front | savoir-faire \SAV-wahr-fayr\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun The ability to say or do the right thing in any situation; tact. [From French savoir-faire (know-how), from savoir (to know) + faire (to do).] "In a cascade of thanks, C.S. Richardson bows gracefully to all those elegant Londoners, full of savoir faire." - Peter Wells; The A to Z of Life; New Zealand Herald (Auckland); Jul 7, 2008. |
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