كيف تنطق "keep up appearances"

expression

ˈkip/ /ˈəp/ /əˈpɪɹənsəz

KEEP-up uh-PEER-uhn-suz

kˈiːp/ /ˈʌp/ /ɐpˈiəɹənsɪz

KEEP-up uh-PEER-uhn-siz

التعريف

To pretend that everything is fine or normal, especially in public, to hide problems or difficulties.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkip/ /ˈəp/ /əˈpɪɹənsəz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈiːp/ /ˈʌp/ /ɐpˈiəɹənsɪz

أمريكي

KEEP-up uh-PEER-uhn-suz

بريطاني

KEEP-up uh-PEER-uhn-siz

They tried to keep up appearances during the hard times.

Even when the family was struggling, they would keep up appearances for the neighbors.

She smiled at the party to keep up appearances.

We were broke, but we still tried to keep up appearances so no one would suspect anything.