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keep up with the joneses

keep up with the Jones·es
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep uhp with, with stressed th ee john-ziz]
    • /kip ʌp wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði ˈdʒoʊn zɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep uhp with, with stressed th ee john-ziz]
    • /kip ʌp wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði ˈdʒoʊn zɪz/

Definitions of keep up with the joneses words

  • phrase keep up with the joneses 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 do it. 0
  • noun keep up with the joneses to compete with one's neighbours in material possessions, etc 0
  • noun keep up with the joneses to strive to get all the material things one's neighbors or associates have 0
  • verb keep up with the joneses (Idiomatic) To act or make purchases for status or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors. 0
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Parts of speech for Keep up with the joneses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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keep up with the joneses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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