LA PROCESIÓN VA POR DENTRO
Our external appearance often conceals our inner woes because we do not wish to share our troubles with others because of respect. We keep our woes to ourselves or spare people our inner drama. Spanish has a very descriptive idiom for that feeling: "La procesión va por dentro." Religious processions or parades are stern, gloomy, and sad, after all, they normally occur during Holy Week. "I may look good and happy but... I am keeping my troubles to myself and not sharing them." "Puede que tenga buen aspecto y parezca feliz, pero la procesión va por dentro." Below is my entry PROCESIÓN in my Phraseological Dictionary: Ir la procesión por dentro Spare people one’s inner drama (troubles), keep one’s woes to oneself, grin and bear it, take it in stride, take it on the chin Pongo a mal tiempo buena cara, pero la procesión va por dentro I put a good face on a bad business but I spare people my inner drama — “Parece ser muy controlada, cuando dice que es ...