Keep up appearances In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "keep up appearances", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-04-14 11:04

Meaning of Keep up appearances

Synonyms:

make as if to do something , make a virtue of necessity, to , set yourself up as something

Keep up appearances American British informal verb phrase

If you say that someone keeps up appearances, you mean that he tries to keep an impression of richness and well-being because he wants to hide his bad situation.

She dressed up to keep up appearances for her kids in the parent-teacher meeting.

Jane spent all his saving to buy a new car simply because he wanted to keep up appearances with his friend.

Despite being in debt, she still kept up appearances in the company.

Other phrases about:

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Used to imply that someone is acting as if he or she is demure, innocent, sincere or reserved but they may be not

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Used to show that someone is claiming that something is happening when it is not or giving a false alarm

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To pretend to treat someone kindly, but in fact it's not true

(as) phony as a three-dollar bill

False; fake

make (all) the right noises

To say what other people want or expect to hear

Grammar and Usage of Keep up appearances

Verb Forms

keep up appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
keeps up appearances
kept up appearances

The verb "keep" should be conjugated according to its tense.