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keep up with the Joneses to try to own all the same things as people you know in order to seem as good as them. Her only concern in life was keeping up with the Joneses. See also: keep 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. See also: keep How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Even with a small center, maintaining facilities is costly, so offering enough extras to keep up with the Joneses is rapidly becoming an expensive proposition, even for the well-heeled centers. ``They're not trying to keep up with the Joneses, they're trying to set the pace for the Joneses,'' said Barry Allen, head of a City Hall watchdog group called Vanguard. Others mismanage their incomes and live beyond their means to keep up with the Joneses. |
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