Sentences with phrase «ahaz keeps up appearances»

And, to him, this shows that they're diligent about keeping up their appearances and overall state of being.

In a marketing sphere that's all about keeping up appearances, Promo produces videos that look like a million bucks — on a totally reasonable budget.

And even if you don't see a single tree on your jaunt out of the office, getting away from the need to think about work, keep up appearances, and make small talk with colleagues will make your break hugely more refreshing, Jarrett reports.

This pressure may cause employees to make questionable decisions in order to keep up appearances.

«The debt also prevented the chain from keeping up the appearance of its stores and ensuring its employees were well - paid.»

All that matters is keeping up appearances and parroting the well - refuted talking points in the transparently self - serving hope of currying favor with their alleged deity and thereby escaping mortality.

So, evidently he kept this wife to keep up appearances.

It whittles down your spirit, a little at a time, until one day you realize it's not you going to church anymore, but some ghost of you, some cardboard cutout you send out to maintain the status quo, to keep up appearances.

Tracy steels to keep up an appearance of ultra-hipness: teens like her are constantly encouraged to confuse buying power with empowerment,

This is especially true where local convention requires keeping up appearances of family harmony.

Keep your head down, but «keep up appearances.»

We have to keep up appearances, brother.

Is it possible that the reason marriage is glamorized on the wedding day is to make sure you at least get one decent party before you discover the grim reality that you are now entering a rut, enslaved by countless obligations, crying babies, loss of libido and keeping up appearances?

While Challies took great care to broach the subject with caution, I was disappointed to see him return to the familiar refrain that «outer beauty reflects inner beauty» and that a good wife will keep up appearances for her husband, «choosing an attractive sweater instead of the stained Mickey Mouse t - shirt.»

It's that whole «what will the neighbors think» mentality that results in too much time spent keeping up appearances, doing good works just so that you can be seen doing them, and worrying about how fabric choices in the new parish hall parlor will reflect on us as a congregation.

Uncle Joe may have gone to church faithfully every Sunday, marched against gay marriage and did all the other things people are supposed to do within his Christian community, but he could have secretly been a serial killer, or just going through the motions of keeping up appearances.

Just as Jeroboam claimed: «Behold your gods... who brought you up out of the land of Israel,» because it was the true God he wanted to worship, so Ahaz keeps up appearances, observing all the ordinances laid down by Yahweh.

Not that I don't consider cupcakes acceptable breakfast food, but I need to keep up appearances.

They have to keep up appearances but we haven't heard from Jah's side.

Management should have kept up the appearance that Kane was in their long term plans but offering him several contracts, not overpricing him, and then not waiting until 3:00 pm on trade - deadline day to accept an offer.

But publicly, they at least kept up appearances.

I've kept up appearances quite well.»

I was the help for a family that kept up all appearances until I got pregnant.

then a flush to keep up appearances that I was actually in there for authentic bathroom business, wash my hands and I'm back in the game.

As such, I felt pressured to keep up appearances and move on with the day - to - day.

Many people actually borrow money to keep up appearances when they can't afford a night at the pub at the end of the month.

We went to great lengths to keep up that appearance.

Most parents strive to keep up the appearance of an immaculate house, but it's just so darn hard to do, especially with really young children.

So if your teacher was pro-McCain, he may have felt that Bush was an idiot for not keeping up appearances for another year or two until he was out of office.

The beauty of this deal is that IDC members can support, even co-sponsor, progressive legislation, to keep up appearances with their constituents.

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES: Huma Abedin, wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner, hesitantly enters a State Department ballroom yesterday.

It should be about keeping up appearances, look smart or even smarter than you would normally.

It's not to be confused with Living Together Apart, which is usually a temporary phase while a partnership is ending wherein the couple continues to cohabitate to keep up appearances, to maintain finances, or for the well - being of children.

He wanted to learn, to feel good, and began keeping up his appearance.

There's nothing better than playing with your kids, especially roughhousing and getting outside, but in our age of instant gratification, technology, work, and keeping up appearances, it takes considerable effort to instill a love of fitness and physical activity before our short window closes.

So you'll want to keep up this appearance with a basic black waistcoat.

As much as I would love to keep up the appearance of being perfect, I just can't!

Having lovely decor is always nice, but there is more to life than a pretty home and keeping up appearances.

The initials on the bag are key and has definitely kept up its appearance the past 2 years I have had it.

As you could probably imagine, keeping up appearances is a lot easier when you're sitting in an air - conditioned studio in L.A. than it is hiking Machu Picchu in 86 % humidity.

As our private life fades and our public life expands, we may feel pressure to keep up appearances.

A proud man, Massoud has literally been working overtime to keep up appearances; he has two menial jobs but changes into a suit in a hotel bathroom before returning home every day.

Suffering constant beatings, Wagner tries to keep up appearances, but after seventeen years of this treatment she can stand no more.

In this closely knit society, keeping up appearances is everything.

In episode 201, the second season premiere, Tommy outmaneuvers a U.S. attorney as he and Eileen keep up the appearance of a happy marriage; Michael tries to reestablish his memory and his territory.

To her left is the Kepps, Bina (Kudrow) and Jerry (Robinson), whose marriage is struggling so bad they don't even bother keeping up the appearance of smiling happiness or tolerable hatred anymore.

In «The Lovers,» Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play wife and husband on the brink of divorce, keeping up appearances for the sake of a visit from their son and his girlfriend.

Vereen's character, Dixon, has been out there too long to keep up appearances.

Even if Hugh thought he was entitled to this award because he spent 7 years making his movie about a problematic dude (all the Hugh Was Snubbed stans are really hung up on the 7 - year thing), I think he'd have it in him to smile, clap and keep up appearances.

He's also trying to keep up appearances in three different versions of his own life.