Complete Definition of "keep up appearances"

English
Verb
to keep up appearances

  1. idiom To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.

#: for one's sake|For my father's sake, I thought I must keep up appearances, but the food stuck in my throat, and I could not swallow another mouthful.
#: With tact and management it would be possible to partially satisfy creditors, and keep up appearances for six months more.

Translations
French: sauver les apparences
Russian: �о��ан��� �о�о�а� мина п�и пло�ой иг�е|�о�о��� мин� п�и пло�ой иг�е
Swedish: hålla skenet uppe

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