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to keep up with the joneses

to keep up with the Jones·es
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too keep uhp with, with stressed th ee john-ziz]
    • /tu kip ʌp wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði ˈdʒoʊn zɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too keep uhp with, with stressed th ee john-ziz]
    • /tu kip ʌp wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði ˈdʒoʊn zɪz/

Definition of to keep up with the joneses words

  • noun to 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
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Parts of speech for To keep up with the joneses

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

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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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