Louis was the sort of low-grade man child that shoestring celebrities often employ as muscle to keep up appearances and work as a butler. |
During the announcement of candidacies there was not even an attempt to keep up appearances. |
But to keep up appearances, perhaps for the benefit of us tourists, a ridiculous play is acted out. |
The residents of tree-lined avenues in Surrey will probably start petitioning to have higher charges to keep up appearances. |
They despise each other, but of course must keep up appearances in front of the sensitive young mistress. |
My parents, brothers, and sisters would be here, so we had to keep up appearances. |