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Appearances Person Maintains Outward Show Prosperity Hide Difficulties

Phrase/Idiom keep up appearances
Definition A person who keeps up appearances maintains an outward show of prosperity so as to hide their difficulties from other.
Example She continued to keep up appearances even when business was bad.

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