to keep up appearances

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To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well

With tact and management it would be possible to partially satisfy creditors, and keep up appearances for six months more.

maintain the illusion that all is well (financially, emotionally, etc.), pretend that everything is fine
to keep up appearances

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı kip ʌp ıpîrınsız

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈkēp ˈəp əˈpərənsəz/ /tə ˈkiːp ˈʌp əˈpɪrənsəz/
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