A: She said she got in the meeting looking exhausted because she was taking care of her ill mothe...
A: She said she got in the meeting looking exhausted because she was taking care of her ill mother last night. B: Yes, that was just her excuse to save face. A friend of mine saw her dancing in the club last night.
The rich man suddenly went into debt, but he tried to keep up appearances so he could still be friends with his powerful friends.
Andy and Beth were not happily married but always tried to keep up appearances in order to seem like a happy family.
