keep up appearances
idiomPart ofappearance
keep up appearances — idiom
1. to keep behaving in a normal, cheerful way so that other people do not realise s
1.idiom
Definition
to keep behaving in a normal, cheerful way so that other people do not realise something is wrong.
Example
After losing his job, Daniel kept up appearances by leaving the house in a suit every morning.
The Wang family kept up appearances at the New Year dinner, though their parents had been arguing for weeks.