英语词汇“Joneses”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Joneses

(dʒoʊnzɪz ) also Jones

keep up with the Joneses phrase

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.

Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.

Idioms:

keep up with the Joneses

to try to have or do the same things as other people that you know, even if you do not really have enough money to do this, or are not really interested in these things

Her mother was very keen on keeping up with the Joneses, and through much of her teens Linda accepted what she now calls `these false values'.

单词	Joneses
释义	Joneses (dʒoʊnzɪz ) also Jones keep up with the Joneses phrase 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. Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses. Idioms: keep up with the Joneses to try to have or do the same things as other people that you know, even if you do not really have enough money to do this, or are not really interested in these things Her mother was very keen on keeping up with the Joneses, and through much of her teens Linda accepted what she now calls `these false values'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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