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keep up ap·pear·ances

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  1. keep up appearancesverb

    To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of keep up appearances in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of keep up appearances in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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