to keep up with the joneses
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to constantly try to have or do things as well as others around one, often to show oneself just as successful as they are
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Idiom
Informal
Exempel
Her mother, Louise, was very keen on keeping up with the Joneses.
Their new car and lavish vacations are just their way of trying to keep up with the Joneses next door.
