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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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keeping it realKeeping every thing on the level, honest.Rate it:

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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

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in lineSuitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules.Rate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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carry a torch forTo harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyMoney that doesn't really exist, referring to fraudulent record keeping.Rate it:

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cat and mouse gameTwo individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.Rate it:

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a lot of malarkeyStatements, results, appearances which are unproven, present myriad shortfalls, do not appear within plausible parameters.Rate it:

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au fur et à mesurein keeping withRate it:

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break the SabbathTo violate the holiness or sanctity of the Sabbath by not keeping it holy.Rate it:

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ce qui est bon à prendre est bon à garderWhat is worth taking is worth keeping; “Findings, keepings.”Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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doTo work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.Rate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.Rate it:

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for all the worldEntirely, to all appearances.Rate it:

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hedge one's betsTo reduce the risk of making a mistake, by keeping one's options open.Rate it:

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il vous en garde une bonne (pop.)He is keeping a rod in pickle for you.Rate it:

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je garde cela pour la bonne boucheI am keeping that for the last.Rate it:

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juger sur l'étiquette du sacTo judge by appearances, by the exterior.Rate it:

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low riderKeeping a low profile (originating from a type of car of the same name).Rate it:

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make the world go roundto have a crucial role in keeping things working as they shouldRate it:

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ne jugez pas sur la mineDo not judge by appearances.Rate it:

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no slackKeeping the Pressure OnRate it:

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Potemkin villageAny false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.Rate it:

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pour sauver les apparencesFor the sake of appearances.Rate it:

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sauver le dehorsTo save appearances.Rate it:

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the nut does not fall far from the tree!The human demeanor, conduct, mannerisms, appearances, tendencies, genes, in many instances often closely resemble those of the immediate forbears.Rate it:

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truth be toldUsed when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.Rate it:

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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:

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