save appearances

seɪv əˈpɪərənsɪz

Definition

Definition of save appearances - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

etiquettepretend everything is fine to protect social reputation

They tried to save appearances at the dinner party.
She smiled to save appearances.
They apologized to save appearances.

keep up appearances

maintain a facade

save face

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Expressions with save

save it

exp.

avoid wasting something

Turn off the lights to save it.

save on

reduce the amount of money spent on something

We can save on groceries by using coupons.

save up

accumulate money for future use

He needs to save up for his retirement.

save face

avoid losing respect or reputation in front of others

He tried to save face after making a mistake.

save some room

not eat too much to enjoy dessert

Make sure to save some room for the cake.

save someone the trouble

prevent someone from doing something unnecessary

I'll drive you there to save you the trouble of taking the bus.

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French:sauver les apparences, ...
German:den Schein wahren, ...
Italian:salvare le apparenze, ...
Spanish:mantener las apariencias, ...
Portuguese:manter as aparências, ...
Chinese:维持体面, ...
Japanese:体面を保つ, ...
Arabic:حافَظَ عَلَى المَظاهِر, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁמוֹר עַל מַרְאִית עַיִן, ...
Russian:сохранять видимость, ...
Ukrainian:зберігати видимість, ...
Hindi:औपचारिकता निभाना, ...
Bengali:মুখ রক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:guardar les aparences, ...
Czech:zachraňovat zdání, ...
Danish:redde ansigt, ...
Dutch:de schijn ophouden, ...
Greek:διατηρώ τα προσχήματα, ...
Hungarian:fenntartani a látszatot, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើពុតជាអ្វីៗមិនមានបញ្ហា ដើម្បីរក្សាមុខមាត់ក្នុងសង្គម, ...
Korean:체면을 유지하다, ...
Persian:حفظ ظاهر کردن, ...
Polish:zachowywać pozory, ...
Portuguese (BR):manter as aparências, ...
Romanian:a salva aparențele, ...
Swedish:hålla skenet uppe, ...
Thai:รักษาภาพลักษณ์, ...
Turkish:görünüşü kurtarmak, ...
Vietnamese:giữ thể diện, ...

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