Mealy-mouthed and To keep up appearances

Mealy-mouthed adjective - Hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy.

To keep up appearances and mealy-mouthed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To keep up appearances" instead an adjective phrase "Mealy-mouthed".

Mealy-mouthed and to keep up appearances are semantically related. You can use "Mealy-mouthed" instead an adjective phrase "To keep up appearances".