Kàn zài wǒ de miànshang, jiù yuánliàng tā zhè yī cì ba.
For my sake, please forgive him just this once.
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usage
面上 has two distinct uses: (1) on the surface / outwardly (indicating something is superficially true but not substantively); (2) 看在…的面上 means 'for the sake of someone / out of regard for someone'. Context determines which meaning applies.
