English
Verb
to keep up appearances
- 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: ÑоÑÑанÑÑÑ ÑоÑоÑÐ°Ñ Ð¼Ð¸Ð½Ð° пÑи плоÑой игÑе|ÑоÑоÑÑÑ Ð¼Ð¸Ð½Ñ Ð¿Ñи плоÑой игÑе
Swedish: hålla skenet uppe
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