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1 keep up with the Joneses
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2 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) ikke ville stå tilbage for naboerne* * *['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) ikke ville stå tilbage for naboerne -
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'‹ounziz (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) no ser menos que los demáskeep up with the Joneses*expr.• no ser menos que los vecinos (Nivel de vida) expr. -
4 keep up with the Joneses
быть не хуже чем у людей; не отставать от другихMr and Mrs Brown bought a new car simply to keep up with the Joneses.
It used to be a new car. Now it's a personal computer and a sauna if you want to keep up with the Joneses.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > keep up with the Joneses
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5 keep up with the Joneses
expr infmlThey bought it just to keep up with the Joneses — Они купили это, лишь бы не отстать от соседей
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > keep up with the Joneses
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6 keep up with the joneses
"paвнятьcя нa Джoнcoв", cтapaтьcя жить нe xужe дpугиx, жить нe пo cpeдcтвaм, чтoбы нe oтcтaвaть oт дpугиx (ocoб. oт cвoиx coceдeй) [пepвoнaч. aмep.', выpaжeниe вoшлo в язык пocлe cepии кapикaтуp нa тeму "Kaк нe oтcтaвaть oт Джoнcoв xoтя бы пo внeшнeму виду"]Just because our neighbours have bought a Daimler, that's no reason why we should buy one. I have no intention of keeping up with the Joneses. His elementary school pals would be earning five or six pounds whilst he had only two. He'd been trying to keep up with the Joneses, the poor little devil (J. Braine)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > keep up with the joneses
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7 keep up with the Joneses
"равняться на Джонсов", стараться жить не хуже других, жить не по средствам, чтобы не отставать от других (особ. от своих соседей) [первонач. амер.; выражение вошло в язык после серии карикатур на тему "Как не отставать от Джонсов хотя бы по внешнему виду"]My father might have cared more than I did what the Joneses thought, but at least he was far from worrying himself sick trying to "keep up with the Joneses". (Suppl) — что думают о нас наши более состоятельные соседи, вероятно, беспокоило моего отца больше, чем меня, но он никогда не лез из кожи вон, чтобы угнаться за ними.
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8 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) dragast ekki aftur úr nágrönnunum -
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['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) nem akar lemaradni -
10 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) não ser ultrapassado -
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['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) aşık atmak, aşağı kalmamak -
12 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) ne zaostajati za sosedi -
13 keep up with the Joneses
'‹ounziz (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) olla mukana elintasokilvassa -
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'‹ounziz (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) være på høyde med naboen -
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['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) (non voler essere da meno dei vicini di casa) -
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['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) dorównać innym -
18 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) nedzīvot sliktāk par kaimiņiem -
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['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) nenusileisti kitiems, neatsilikti nuo kitų -
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['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) hålla vakt (utkik)
См. также в других словарях:
keep up with the Joneses — To keep on an equal social footing with one s neighbours, eg by having possessions of the same quality in the same quantity • • • Main Entry: ↑keep * * * keep up with the Joneses informal, showing disapproval phrase to try to be as rich,… … Useful english dictionary
keep up with the Joneses — {v. phr.} To follow the latest fashion; try to be equal with your neighbors. * /Mrs. Smith kept buying every new thing that was advertised, finally Mr. Smith told her to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses and to start thinking for herself./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep up with the Joneses — {v. phr.} To follow the latest fashion; try to be equal with your neighbors. * /Mrs. Smith kept buying every new thing that was advertised, finally Mr. Smith told her to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses and to start thinking for herself./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep up with the joneses — People who try to keep up with the Joneses are competitive about material possessions and always try to have the latest and best things … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep up with the Joneses — ► keep up with the Joneses strive not to be outdone by one s neighbours or peers. Main Entry: ↑keep … English terms dictionary
keep up with the Joneses — buy what the neighbors buy, keep pace I can t afford to keep up with the Joneses. I m not rich! … English idioms
keep up with the Joneses — verb To act or make purchases for status or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors. Do you really need a fancy new car or are you just trying to keep up with the Joneses? … Wiktionary
keep\ up\ with\ the\ Joneses — v. phr. To follow the latest fashion; try to be equal with your neighbors. Mrs. Smith kept buying every new thing that was advertised, finally Mr. Smith told her to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses and to start thinking for herself … Словарь американских идиом
keep up with the Joneses — People who try to keep up with the Joneses are competitive about material possessions and always try to have the latest and best things. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
keep up with the Joneses — try to be the same as your neighbors He always worries about keeping up with the Joneses and is always frustrated … Idioms and examples
keep up with the Joneses — to have all the same things as other people to avoid looking poor or old fashioned. In this neighborhood, keeping up with the Joneses has become an art form … New idioms dictionary