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Complete Definition of "keep up with the Joneses"

English

Verb
keep up with the Joneses

  1. idiom To do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of compete|competing with friends or neighbors.

#:Do you really need a fancy new car or are you just trying to keep up with the Joneses?

See also
keep up with
peer pressure
conspicuous consumption

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