keep up appearances
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keep up appearances
verb keeps up appearances · keeping up appearances · kept up appearances
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To artificially maintain an outward sign of normality; to maintain an appearance of wealth, comfort, or propriety.
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.
Similar: maintain appearances, save appearances
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verb pretend to be all right
| Español | mantener/guardar/cubrir/cuidar/salvar las apariencias |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 取り繕う toritsukurou |
| Français | sauver les apparences |
| Deutsch | den Schein wahren |
| Italiano | salvare le apparenze |
| Русский | де́лать хоро́шую ми́ну при плохо́й игре́ délatʹ xoróšuju mínu pri ploxój igré, сохраня́ть хоро́шую ми́ну при плохо́й игре́ soxranjátʹ xoróšuju mínu pri ploxój igré, держа́ть хоро́шую ми́ну при плохо́й игре́ deržátʹ xoróšuju mínu pri ploxój igré |
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title = {keep up appearances},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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