| The only thing expressed in this election was a cry for help from a confused and lost nation, desperate to keep up appearances. |
| It was just a general, unspecific blanket condemnation of that sort of thing, you know, to keep up appearances. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| But to keep up appearances, perhaps for the benefit of us tourists, a ridiculous play is acted out. |
