"Keep up appearances" nghĩa là gì?

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'Keep up appearances' = giữ vẻ ngoài, diện mạo -> nghĩa là hành động như thể mọi thứ bình thường dù đang gặp rắc rối, khó khăn.

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In Monday's episode (August 19), Ben tried to keep up appearances by throwing his dad a big party for his homecoming with all of the family (minus Keanu and Louise).

The six-part series from Mrs. Wilson writer Anna Symon stars Marcella's Anna Friel, Being Human's Sinead Keenan and Howards End's Rosalind Eleazar as three friends struggling to 'keep up appearances' as busy mums.

According to Leong, Chinese people place great value on marriage, with a focus on expanding the family with children. Divorce was certainly taboo (điều cấm kị) in the East in the 20th Century. Divorced women were considered undesirable partners and oftentimes divorced women would be shunned (tránh xa) from the community. If there were children of the marriage, and the wife wanted a divorce, men would retain custody of the children due to the patriarchal institution. The only time that divorce was approved was if the wife was a victim of severe domestic violence. Most couples would stay married to spouses they were no longer happy with to keep up appearances.

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