Sentences with phrase «spent keeping up appearances»

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.

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Mario Balotelli — who infamously scored just one goal with Liverpool in 16 Premier League appearances last season — was one of the names most commonly brought up, as angry Reds fans wished they had kept the expensive flop instead of loaning him out and spending a small fortune on Benteke.

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.

If that urge to spend comes with the need of keeping up appearances, and isn't truly valuable to you, then don't spend.