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Definition keep up appearances in American English

keep up appearances phrase

phrase
1

to pretend that everything is good, for example with your marriage or your financial situation, even though you are having problems

Example

Their marriage was over, but they wanted to keep up appearances for the children's sake.

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Definition keep up appearances in American English