Examples of 'keep up appearances' in a sentence
Meaning of "keep up appearances"
To keep up appearances means to maintain a certain outward image or behavior to make others believe that everything is fine, even though it may not be the case. It involves pretending or putting on a facade to hide one's true feelings or struggles
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- To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well; to maintain an appearance of wealth, comfort, or propriety.
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keep up appearances
I just want to keep up appearances for a while.
I am just worried whether he can keep up appearances.
One must keep up appearances after all.
Probably needed the cash to keep up appearances.
Best to keep up appearances for now.
He borrowed from the firm to keep up appearances.
I had to keep up appearances for school.
But you really need to keep up appearances.
He could keep up appearances by adopting children.
More than enough time to keep up appearances.
To keep up appearances at the bowls club.
But milord has to keep up appearances at court.
The russians are only going along with it to keep up appearances.
I was just trying to keep up appearances to keep my girl.
We pretend to be under their control to keep up appearances.
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She had to keep up appearances at least.
I suppose you think we should keep up appearances.
You have to keep up appearances or you are seen as a failure.
Let me just spray a little to keep up appearances.
I strive to keep up appearances and maintain a respectable image.
While you stay here to keep up appearances.
They want to keep up appearances because their hearts are wicked.
And until then we have to keep up appearances.
Keep up appearances and stuff.
The police still have to keep up appearances.
Keep up appearances at all costs.
Maybe he was just trying to keep up appearances.
I like to keep up appearances a bit.
I will be coming and going to keep up appearances.
Trying to keep up appearances is exhausting.
The least you can do is keep up appearances.
Must keep up appearances.
He was not encumbered by the need to keep up appearances.
You gotta keep up appearances.
It was harder before the war trying to keep up appearances.
You got to keep up appearances.
Board of directors almost fired me just to keep up appearances.
You have to keep up appearances.
Maggie sends herself flowers once a week to keep up appearances.
One has to keep up appearances.
Borrow enough money from your uncle to keep up appearances.
I have to keep up appearances.
S í until you know the truth to keep up appearances.
I gotta keep up appearances.
Do not create busyness just to keep up appearances.
I will keep up appearances.
I guess he just wanted to keep up appearances.
Let us keep up appearances.
The fool does not even try to keep up appearances.
We have to keep up appearances with new and more powerful weapons.
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Examples of using Appearances
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Well do not let appearances fool you
Appearances are a big thing in your line of business
Their precious appearances they think so important
Examples of using Keep
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I can not keep running people over
I would not even be able to keep it down
So it could not keep swimming to keep breathing
