-
1 keep up with the Joneses
to try to achieve the same social position and wealth as one’s neighbors or acquaintances; стараться достичь такого же социального и материального положения, как у соседей или знакомых, стараться быть не хуже других;English-Russian mini useful dictionary > keep up with the Joneses
-
2 keep up with jones
Общая лексика: как в лучших домах, иметь все самое лучшее и модное (люди, соревнующиеся во владении самым лучшим и модным, Idiom Definitions for 'Keep up with the Joneses' People who try to keep up with the Joneses are competitive about material)
См. также в других словарях:
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 — 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 — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
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 — try to maintain the same standard of living as someone else (i.e. a peer or neighbor) … English contemporary dictionary
keep up with the Joneses — informal, showing disapproval to try to be as rich, successful etc as your neighbours … English dictionary
Keeping up with the Joneses — is a popular catchphrase in many parts of the English speaking world. It refers to the desire to be seen as being as good as one s neighbours or contemporaries using the comparative benchmarks of social caste or the accumulation of material goods … Wikipedia
keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English