to keep up with the joneses
31keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue …
32keep — I. verb (kept; keeping) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to Old High German chapfēn to look Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take notice of by appropriate conduct ; fulfill: as a. to be faithful …
33keep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. kept) 1 tr. have continuous charge of; retain possession of. 2 tr. (foll. by for) retain or reserve for a future occasion or time (will keep it for tomorrow). 3 tr. & intr. retain or remain in a specified condition …
34Joneses — /john ziz/, n.pl. one s neighbors, friends, business associates, etc.: Keeping up with the Joneses has put him in debt. [1925 30] * * * Joneses [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] [ˈdʒoʊnzɪz] noun plural Idiom: ↑keep up with the Joneses …
35Joneses — [[t]ʤo͟ʊnzɪz[/t]] also Jones PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is keeping up with the Joneses, you mean that they are doing something in order to show that they have as much money as other people, rather than because they really want to… …
36Joneses — Jones|es [ˈdʒəunzız US ˈdʒoun ] n →keep up with the Joneses at keep up(4) …
37Joneses — noun see keep up with the Joneses keep 1 …
38Joneses — plural noun (in phr. keep up with the Joneses) strive not be outdone by one s neighbours. Origin C19: from the surname Jones …
39Joneses — Jone|ses [ dʒounzəz ] noun keep up with the Joneses INFORMAL to try to be as rich, successful, etc. as your neighbors …
40Joneses — UK [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] / US [ˈdʒoʊnzəz] noun keep up with the Joneses …
