to keep up with the joneses
11keep up with the Joneses — to have all the same things as other people to avoid looking poor or old fashioned. In this neighborhood, keeping up with the Joneses has become an art form …
12keep up with the joneses (to) — Strive, especially beyond one’s income, to socialize and spend like others in the same neighborhood. ► “This allows for the idea that households care about their relative standard of living, or the saying goes, they want ‘to keep up with the… …
13keep up with the Joneses — to live beyond your means or extravagantly The Joneses are your mythical neighbours who always seem able to afford the new curtains you have coveted or the garden tractor you have been collecting brochures about, and with whom you seek to… …
14with the Joneses — See: KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES …
15with the Joneses — See: KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES …
16with\ the\ Joneses — See: keep up with the Joneses …
17keep up with the Joneses — strive not be outdone by one s neighbours. → Joneses …
18keep up with the Joneses — idi to compete socially with one s neighbors or associates, esp. by buying the things they have …
19keep up with the Joneses — Remain equal in social standing or material possessions with one s neighbours …
20keep up with the Joneses — Meaning Origin From the New York Globe comic strip by Arthur Momand …