spare somebody's feelings

To spare her feelings, after the trouble of having prepared it, he did so.

"I don't want people to hold their tongues because they are trying to spare my feelings for having a white mother," he said.

Now he had gone up she needn't modify her actions to spare his feelings.

Why should I spare his feelings, when no one cares about mine?

He could either spare Sally's feelings or lose his business.

You must excuse me; I have no time to spare your feelings.

With a hint that I wish to spare his feelings.

"We could make some explanation that would spare your feelings."

She wanted to bend the truth again, to spare his feelings.

"I had a sense that they were trying to spare our feelings."