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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.
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  • French: sauver les apparences
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