kept up appearances

• v. 装门面(虚饰外表)

kept up appearances的用法和样例：

例句

1. He has lost a lot of money recently but still keeps up appearances.
   最近他亏损了不少钱，但他仍然装得很阔气的样子。
2. There's no point in keeping up appearances when everyone knows we're nearly bankrupt.
   人家都知道我们快破产了，何必还打肿脸充胖子。